Louis worked with His Father and brothers in the Excelsior Brick Company. His grandfather had founded the Excelsior Brick Company after he emigrated from Germany. Louis also worked as a machinist until his death. While living on an acre of land on Knecht Avenue he raised vegetables, fruit and chickens. Louis would sell chickens and eggs to help with his expenses. The house had no running water, just a hand pumped well. Louis put in a large water tank in cellar and would pump water by hand from the well to the tank. Then he would hand pump air into the tank to pressurize the tank to deliver water to the kitchen.
But the system never worked well. Had to work too hard to pump water and air, also well had a low volume of water.
But the system never worked well. Had to work too hard to pump water and air, also well had a low volume of water.
Louis worked with His Father and brothers in the Excelsior Brick Company. His grandfather had founded the Excelsior Brick Company after he emigrated from Germany. Louis also worked as a machinist until his death. While living on an acre of land on Knecht Avenue he raised vegetables, fruit and chickens. Louis would sell chickens and eggs to help with his expenses. The house had no running water, just a hand pumped well. Louis put in a large water tank in cellar and would pump water by hand from the well to the tank. Then he would hand pump air into the tank to pressurize the tank to deliver water to the kitchen.
But the system never worked well. Had to work too hard to pump water and air, also well had a low volume of water.
But the system never worked well. Had to work too hard to pump water and air, also well had a low volume of water.
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