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The Roots Blower Company was an American engineering company based in Connersville, Indiana. It was founded in 1859 by the inventors Philander Higley Roots and Francis Marion Roots. It is notable for the Roots blower, a type of pump. Today, Roots blowers are mainly used as air pumps in superchargers for internal combustion engines; they were first used in blast furnaces to blow combustion air to melt iron.

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  • The Roots Blower Company was an American engineering company based in Connersville, Indiana. It was founded in 1859 by the inventors Philander Higley Roots and Francis Marion Roots. It is notable for the Roots blower, a type of pump. Today, Roots blowers are mainly used as air pumps in superchargers for internal combustion engines; they were first used in blast furnaces to blow combustion air to melt iron. (en)
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  • Acquired by International Derrick and Equipment Company and merged with Connersville Blower Company to form Roots-Connersville Blower Company (en)
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  • Acquired by International Derrick and Equipment Company and merged with Connersville Blower Company to form Roots-Connersville Blower Company (en)
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  • P. H. & F. M. Roots Company, Eastern Avenue, Connersville, Fayette County, IN (en)
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  • The Roots Blower Company was an American engineering company based in Connersville, Indiana. It was founded in 1859 by the inventors Philander Higley Roots and Francis Marion Roots. It is notable for the Roots blower, a type of pump. Today, Roots blowers are mainly used as air pumps in superchargers for internal combustion engines; they were first used in blast furnaces to blow combustion air to melt iron. (en)
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  • Roots Blower Company (en)
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