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1920s F.E. Myers BARN HAY CAGE PULLEY - $90 (Springfield, VA)
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Pulleys make light work of heavy loads. A single pulley can cut the amount of force needed to lift an object in half. Pulleys were typically used to lift bales of hay into the lofts of barns. A double pulley provides twice the force of a single pulley.
In 1870, Francis E. Myers left his father’s Ohio farm to begin selling tools and hardware to the local farm trade. In the basement of a rented building on Ashland’s cobble stoned Main Street, Francis and younger brother Philip A. started what was then called “The F. E. Myers & Bro. Company.” They then engineered and manufactured the first double-acting hand pump. In 1882, the Myers brothers exhibited their pumps at the Ohio State Fair, winning the highest award for the best pumps. Two years later, Philip won a patent for a hay carrier, which evolved into a lucrative line of Myers hay tools. In 1910, he invented a sprayer used to kill mosquitoes in the Panama Canal Zone, protecting thousands of workers from insect-borne malaria. A year later, company officials boasted an international network of 30,000 dealers engaged in the sale of Myers pumps. Meanwhile, Myers had grown into one of the largest manufacturers of barn track and hay carriers.
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