Farmers Elevator Company

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Typical mid-western grain elevator operation. What sets this one apart from others is that the one-time manager here is the man who holds the US Patent for the break-away basketball rim used throughout the world today. The patent was issued to Arthur Ehrat on December 28, 1982.

www.lowderelevator.com/

invention.smithsonian.org/resources/fa_ehrat_index.aspx
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Coordinates:   39°33'8"N   89°51'1"W
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