Fairbanks-Morse

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Fairbanks, Morse and Company was an American manufacturing company that existed from 1823 until 1958. Founded in 1823 as a manufacturer of weighing scales, it later diversified into pumps, engines, windmills, coffee grinders, radios, farm tractors, feed mills, locomotives, and industrial supplies. It was purchased by the Penn-Texas conglomerate in 1958. There are three separate corporate entities that could be considered successors to the company, none of which is a complete and direct descendant of the original company. All claim the heritage of Fairbanks Morse and Company: Fairbanks Scales is a privately owned company in Kansas City, Missouri, that manufactures scales Fairbanks Morse Defense, a subsidiary company of Arcline Investment Management, is a company based in Beloit, Wisconsin, that manufactures and services engines Fairbanks Nijhuis is a part of Pentair Water in Kansas City, Kansas, and manufactures pumps

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