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I\'m a descendant of the Sturtevant line- its my mother\'s maiden name. Theres a LOT of history there- and these incredible Industrial pieces are yet another part of my geneology puzzle! Thank you for uploading them! The archive of surviving equipment is SO interesting. \r\n\r\nThanks for what you do, history needs record keepers! \r\n\r\nTaija

Hi,\r\n\r\nOne of my cousins was in a museum in Lee Vining, CA and saw an air blower that was made by B.F. Sturtevant. Our grandmother was a Sturtevant, and it turns out that B.F. is our 2nd cousin 3 times removed (our common ancestor was Joseph M Sturtevant ((1734-1808). What a small world!

Elwood Charles Hause worked for the American Blower Company in Michigan in 1917. He was a drill press hand operator. While working in Detroit, he filled out his military registration card on June 3, 1917 and filled out the details of this employment. He was officially enlisted in the military in May of 1918. He died in service during WWI in Oct 1918 – just 9 months after marrying his wife, Mary Kowalski. They had no children.

Mary Kowalski is my partner’s great-grandmother and her first husband was only 21 years old when he died in WWI. Mary Kowalski kept Elwood’s surname, along with her 2nd husband.

Elwood Charles Hause RIP

We had offices in NYC, WA. D.C., San Franciso, National Blower in Tacoma, and finally, in Seattle for another 35 years. ABC was a moral company closing for us in June 1969 following yet another workers strike. I turned down Law School to help my Dad try to keep the Office open. We did so with a large dose of gratitude and humility; Trane took over even though ABCs "Chubby Barth" said from the highest authority, Trane would be broke within the year. My Dad and Grandfather were the finest men I ever knew. I ended up also fighting paralysis for 32 years caused by slipped discs from jogging. Hello, Ed Pamela! Regards, Bill, Jr.

Im an adjunct instructor in the energy technology department at Henry Ford Community College, where we have an ABC engine in our power engineering lab under steam. Would you like a picture of it?

I have a 4by4 that needs some parts built. Need blue prints for same. thank you.

My father, "Pete" Simpson was Chief Inspector of Quality Control at the 8111 Tireman Plant during the 40s, 50s, until 1961 when he suffered a stroke. I have some items from "The Blower"

My grandfather, Samuel Caruso, worked at American Blower during the 1930s and 40s. My father, Joe Caruso, and uncle, Neil Caruso, worked with him during those years. They often, through the years, spoke well of the company and the people there.

My father, Richard L. Bernhard was vice president of American Blower from 1950--1964, He was previously with Trane Company, where he designed the ""Tonrac"" cooling system. While at American Blower he frequently traveled to Kewanee Boiler in Illinois. Following his tenure at American Blower, he worked was with Ideal Standard, the American Standard European entity, from 1965--1973. As I write this on 3/19/2010, he would have been 99 years old on this date. His family is very proud of his contribution to American Blower and the engineering profession.

I have a Venturafin size 53-H in my barn and would like to learn more about it. It was made by the American Blower Corporation per the id label on it