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| '''Arthur E. Drumm''' ( |
'''Arthur E. Drumm''' (December 6, 1929-May 26, 2014) was an American inventor and industrialist of the modern ] and industrial broom industry. | ||
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==Biography== | ||
| Born |
Born in ], Arthur was one of 14 brothers and sisters; the son of Francis Drumm and Evelyn Warner. Raised during the ], he worked on his father's farm from a very young age, graduated high school, and then joined the ]. He achieved the rank of ] before his discharge.<ref name="Legacy">, Legacy. May 29, 2014. Retrieved 16 dec 2016</ref> Stationed in ], he would meet his wife, Roberta Bumpus, whom he married in ].<ref name="RRBD">, Bellefontaine Examiner. 31 july 2014. Retrieved 16 dec 2016</ref> | ||
| Returning home, he would earn an apprenticeship in machinery, and would manage his own farm on the outskirts of Marysville until his 30's while raising his young daughters.<ref>"Drumming their own way," Melanie Behrens. Marysville Journal-Tribune. 28 nov 2009</ref> | |||
| ==Inventions and industrialism== | |||
| ===Industrial Brooms=== | ===Industrial Brooms=== | ||
| Drumm would become involved in the industrial broom industry. |
Drumm would become involved in the industrial broom industry. Industrial brooms became an emerging conservation product in the 20th century as the world moved toward more environmentally-friendly practices. They remove harmful substances and pollutants from the roads that would otherwise drain off into vegetation and/or water sources, or be continually carried and pushed around by vehicles and other street traffic. They add longevity to asphalt through cleansing and preventing early decay. This in turn cuts down on the environmentally harmful practices of consistently paving and the manufacturing of toxic asphalt. They prevent flooding by collecting debris that would accumulate and block storm drains.<ref>, Streets Division. City of San Diego. Retrieved 16 dec 2016</ref><ref>, Roger Sutherland. City of Stillwater, Oklahoma. January-February 2011. Retrieved 16 dec 2016</ref> | ||
| ===Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc.=== | ====Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc.==== | ||
| In 1964, Drumm started Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc. in his machine shop, which was on the property of his home and farm. He would sell locally and regionally through "word of mouth." In the late 1960s he would develop a machine which made the manufacturing of wafer brooms |
In 1964, Drumm started Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc. in his machine shop, which was on the property of his home and farm. He would sell locally and regionally through "word of mouth." In the late 1960s he would develop a machine which made the manufacturing of wafer brooms cheaper and faster through a mechanical process, versus the old manual process.<ref name="PAT" /> This gave the business an advantage, and production increased dramatically. | ||
| By the 1970s, |
By the 1970s, the company had become a notable player in the industry, selling nationally and worldwide. Drumm would obtain several more U.S. patents in the years to come, which included intellectual property for core mounting assemblies, sweeper brushes, rotary broom core assemblages, spiral brushes, and brush bristle units.<ref name=PAT>. Free Patents Online. Retrieved 16 dec 2016</ref> The machine shop Drumm had started in eventually would be transformed into a modern factory through additions and new construction during this period. | ||
| The company reached its pinnacle under Drumm by the mid-1980s. It was attracting attention from all over with various interests, including being featured on the local ] ] evening news in a story about ] and the successful impact it was having locally on the economy with businesses. | |||
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| For personal |
For personal reasons, Drumm would let go of Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc., eventually being bought out in 1985 by Dick Savage. Kennedy Brush, Savage's other industrial broom manufacturing company, and Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc. would merge in 1990 to form United Rotary Brush.<ref>, United Rotary Brush. Retrieved 16 dec 2016</ref> | ||
| ===Drumm Industries=== | ====Drumm Industries==== | ||
| ⚫ | Shortly after he sold Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc., Drumm would start a new company, Drumm Industries, where he would manufacture push brooms for a short period until a no-compete contract would expire. In 1988 he would receive a patent for a push broom head of the channel-mounted bristle type.<ref name=PAT /> He would then focus a considerable amount of time innovating a replaceable strip brush. This changed the whole process of manufacturing tube-brooms, as one tube could be recycled simply by replacing the brush through replaceable slide-on strips, versus the old method of wrapping the brush around the tube, welding it together, and shipping the tube back for a replacement wrap when it was worn out, or scrapping the tube altogether. Drumm would obtain several patents relating to the strip brush innovation.<ref name=PAT /><ref>, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1225, Issue 2. ], Patent and Trademark Office. 1999. Retrieved 16 dec 2016</ref> | ||
| Shortly after he sold Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc., Drumm would start a new company, Drumm Industries in which he manufactured push brooms. In 1988 he received U.S. patent 4763378 (push broom head of the channel-mounted bristle type).<ref name="patents.com"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Drumm Industries would eventually be sold to Sweepster in 1999. | ||
| ⚫ | He would focus a considerable amount of time innovating a replaceable strip brush. This changed the whole process of manufacturing tube-brooms, as one tube could be recycled simply by replacing the brush through replaceable slide-on strips, versus the old method of wrapping the brush around the tube, welding it together, and shipping the tube back for a replacement wrap when it was worn out or scrapping the tube altogether. Drumm would obtain |
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| ⚫ | ===Family and retirement=== | ||
| ⚫ | Drumm Industries would eventually be sold to Sweepster |
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| Following retirement, Drumm would spend time with his family traveling and at his home on ]. He enjoyed feeding deer and squirrel.<ref name="Legacy" /><ref name="RRBD" /> | |||
| ⚫ | In 2004 he was issued patent along with his son-in-law, which improved an auger boring device. This invention is celebrated as progress in the history cited in a patent obtained in 2007 by another individual. The "ground-breaking" product was part of a joint venture he became involved with called Custom Augers.<ref>, Custom Augers, Retrieved 14 feb 2010.</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Family and retirement== | ||
| ⚫ | The Drumm Family was honored by the ] Veterans Remembrance Committee on Veterans Day, 2008, where a ceremony was held at the Veterans Memorial in Marysville honoring the family's military service.<ref>"Area Veterans' Day activities scheduled". Marysville Journal Tribune. 10 nov 2008.</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In 2004 he was issued |
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| ⚫ | Arthur Drumm died in 2014 in his hometown of Marysville on ].<ref name="Legacy" /> | ||
| ⚫ | The Drumm Family was honored by the ] Veterans Remembrance Committee on Veterans Day, 2008 |
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| His wife Roberta, who once founded the Indian Lake Beacon newspaper, died July 28, 2014, in ]. They are survived by three daughters, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. One of their grandsons is ].<ref name="RRBD" /> | |||
| ⚫ | Arthur Drumm died in 2014 in his hometown of Marysville |
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| ==Notes== | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Behrens, Melanie. ''Marysville Journal-Tribune Online''. 29 nov 2008. 6 dec 2008. | |||
| Hedstrom, Neil. . American Sweeper Magazine. Unknown. 7 dec 2008. | |||
| City of San Diego, CA. . By Street Divisions. Unknown. 7 dec 2008. | |||
| Three B Brush Manufacturing. Unknown. 7 dec 2008. | |||
| Free Patents Online. Unknown. 6 dec 2008. | |||
| Patents. . Unknown. 6 dec 2008. | |||
| United Rotary Brush. Unknown. 7 dec 2008. | |||
| Sweepster. . Unknown. 7 dec 2008. | |||
| Marysville Journal-Tribune Online. . 10 nov 2008. 6 dec 2008. | |||
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Revision as of 12:23, 16 December 2016
Arthur E. Drumm (December 6, 1929-May 26, 2014) was an American inventor and industrialist of the modern street sweeping and industrial broom industry.
Biography
Born in Marysville, Ohio, Arthur was one of 14 brothers and sisters; the son of Francis Drumm and Evelyn Warner. Raised during the Great Depression, he worked on his father's farm from a very young age, graduated high school, and then joined the Marine Corps. He achieved the rank of Staff sergeant before his discharge. Stationed in San Francisco, he would meet his wife, Roberta Bumpus, whom he married in Reno, Nevada.
Returning home, he would earn an apprenticeship in machinery, and would manage his own farm on the outskirts of Marysville until his 30's while raising his young daughters.
Industrial Brooms
Drumm would become involved in the industrial broom industry. Industrial brooms became an emerging conservation product in the 20th century as the world moved toward more environmentally-friendly practices. They remove harmful substances and pollutants from the roads that would otherwise drain off into vegetation and/or water sources, or be continually carried and pushed around by vehicles and other street traffic. They add longevity to asphalt through cleansing and preventing early decay. This in turn cuts down on the environmentally harmful practices of consistently paving and the manufacturing of toxic asphalt. They prevent flooding by collecting debris that would accumulate and block storm drains.
Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc.
In 1964, Drumm started Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc. in his machine shop, which was on the property of his home and farm. He would sell locally and regionally through "word of mouth." In the late 1960s he would develop a machine which made the manufacturing of wafer brooms cheaper and faster through a mechanical process, versus the old manual process. This gave the business an advantage, and production increased dramatically.
By the 1970s, the company had become a notable player in the industry, selling nationally and worldwide. Drumm would obtain several more U.S. patents in the years to come, which included intellectual property for core mounting assemblies, sweeper brushes, rotary broom core assemblages, spiral brushes, and brush bristle units. The machine shop Drumm had started in eventually would be transformed into a modern factory through additions and new construction during this period.
The company reached its pinnacle under Drumm by the mid-1980s. It was attracting attention from all over with various interests, including being featured on the local Columbus WBNS-TV evening news in a story about Reaganomics and the successful impact it was having locally on the economy with businesses.
For personal reasons, Drumm would let go of Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc., eventually being bought out in 1985 by Dick Savage. Kennedy Brush, Savage's other industrial broom manufacturing company, and Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc. would merge in 1990 to form United Rotary Brush.
Drumm Industries
Shortly after he sold Marysville Rotary Broom Service, Inc., Drumm would start a new company, Drumm Industries, where he would manufacture push brooms for a short period until a no-compete contract would expire. In 1988 he would receive a patent for a push broom head of the channel-mounted bristle type. He would then focus a considerable amount of time innovating a replaceable strip brush. This changed the whole process of manufacturing tube-brooms, as one tube could be recycled simply by replacing the brush through replaceable slide-on strips, versus the old method of wrapping the brush around the tube, welding it together, and shipping the tube back for a replacement wrap when it was worn out, or scrapping the tube altogether. Drumm would obtain several patents relating to the strip brush innovation.
Drumm Industries would eventually be sold to Sweepster in 1999.
Family and retirement
Following retirement, Drumm would spend time with his family traveling and at his home on Orchard Island, Ohio. He enjoyed feeding deer and squirrel.
In 2004 he was issued patent along with his son-in-law, which improved an auger boring device. This invention is celebrated as progress in the history cited in a patent obtained in 2007 by another individual. The "ground-breaking" product was part of a joint venture he became involved with called Custom Augers.
The Drumm Family was honored by the Union County, OH Veterans Remembrance Committee on Veterans Day, 2008, where a ceremony was held at the Veterans Memorial in Marysville honoring the family's military service.
Arthur Drumm died in 2014 in his hometown of Marysville on Memorial Day.
His wife Roberta, who once founded the Indian Lake Beacon newspaper, died July 28, 2014, in Fayetteville, Georgia. They are survived by three daughters, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. One of their grandsons is Stephen Beightler.
References
- ^ "Arthur E. "Art" Drumm", Legacy. May 29, 2014. Retrieved 16 dec 2016
- ^ "Roberta Ruth Bumpus Drumm", Bellefontaine Examiner. 31 july 2014. Retrieved 16 dec 2016
- "Drumming their own way," Melanie Behrens. Marysville Journal-Tribune. 28 nov 2009
- "Street Sweeping", Streets Division. City of San Diego. Retrieved 16 dec 2016
- "Street Sweeping 101", Roger Sutherland. City of Stillwater, Oklahoma. January-February 2011. Retrieved 16 dec 2016
- ^ Search string: Arthur Drumm. Free Patents Online. Retrieved 16 dec 2016
- "Integrity In Products. Integrity In People, United Rotary Brush. Retrieved 16 dec 2016
- "Modification of Strip Brush", Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1225, Issue 2. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 1999. Retrieved 16 dec 2016
- "About Our Company", Custom Augers, Retrieved 14 feb 2010.
- "Area Veterans' Day activities scheduled". Marysville Journal Tribune. 10 nov 2008.