David H. Burrell

David Hamlin Burrell (1841 - 1919) was an American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist based in Little Falls, New York. He achieved prominence through improvements and inventions related to the dairy industry during the late 19th- and early 20th centuries.

He developed most of his inventions at his Overlook estate at Little Falls. There he invented a seamless cheese bandage, silos for the preservation of ensilage, the Burrell-Simplex Link Blade "Simplex" Separator, milk pasteurization systems, churns, butter workers, milk testers and coolers, gang presses, and a universally accepted, patented, BLK milking machine. He also patented the first practical oil burner in 1885. President Ronald Reagan officially proclaimed 1985 to be "Oil Heat Centennial Year" to posthumously honor Burrell.[1]

He was a Republican and served as Presidential Elector for New York, in the Presidential Election of 1896.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Travis Bowman (August 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Overlook". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  2. ↑ Political Graveyard
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.