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2-50 Ervin George Bailey

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
Sponsors: The Bailey Controls Company, The Damascus Area Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: 14923 S Princetown Road / OH 534, 
Damascus, 
OH, 
44619
Location: SE corner of S Princetown Rd / OH 534 and 2nd St
Latitude: 40.9025190
Longitude: -80.9548790