Birdsill Holly
Birdsill Holly
Birdsill Holly Jr. was an American mechanical engineer and inventor of water hydraulics devices. He is known for inventing mechanical devices that improved city water systems and patented an improved fire hydrant that is similar to those used currently for firefighting. Holly was a co-inventor of the Silsby steam fire engine. He founded the Holly Manufacturing Company that developed into the larger Holly Steam Combination Company that distributed heat from a central station and developed commercial district heating for cities in the United States and Canada.
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Male
Date of Birth
November 8th, 1820
Age
203
Birth Place
United States of America, New York
Date of Death
April 27th, 1894
Died Aged
73
Star Sign
Scorpio
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