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Baker Manufacturing Co.

A.S. Baker Co. was founded in 1872 as a machine shop and steam engine builder. By 1874 the steam engine was discontinued, with windmills and pumps becoming the principal products. The famous “Monitor” trademark was adopted in 1876. In 1876 the business was incorporated as Baker Mfg. Company. Monitor wooden windmills were sold for many years, with an all-steel model emerging in 1923.

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Monitor engines were first built about 1905. In the following years, an extensive line was offered, ranging in size from a 1 1/4 Monitor pump engine to a 15 horsepower horizontal style. Engine production ceased in 1944, but the company continued building pumps and water systems and presently remains a leader in the field.

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