Ervin George Bailey

Ervin George Bailey is an Ohio historical marker in Mahoning County.

Mahoning County · 14923 S Princetown Road / OH 534, Damascus, OH, 44619 -- SE corner of S Princetown Rd / OH 534 and 2nd St

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Side A: Ervin George Bailey, who was born in Damascus, Ohio, invented the revolutionary “Bailey Boiler Meter,” a major contribution to the science of automation and the efficient burning of fuels. In 1916, he founded the Bailey Meter Company of Wickliffe, Ohio – a world supplier of industrial instrumentation and controls. Considered the “Dean of Combustion Engineers,” Mr. Bailey held more than 100 patents in the fields of meters, automatic controls, furnaces, boilers, and fuel burning equipment. Side B: Same

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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