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the brewery President until 1882 and thus the name change did not occur until that time. The Boyle refrigerating machine exceeded even David’s expectations. It may be beneficial to discuss the ice machine vs. the refrigerating machine. The Ice Machine was a self-contained unit which produced ice. The refrigeration machine compressed the refrigerant and could be used in a wide range of applications, though more often than not, at this time to produce ice. But this distinction would have a profound affect early the next century when Fredrick Wolfe would create the self-contained home ice machine, while William C. Durant would be credited with the refrigerator. In 1879 a Boyle machine was erected in Atlanta, Georgia. David believed this machine to be his best design. This design would continue until after David’s death. 1884 proved a hard year, as the Boyle Ice Machine Company would merge with Empire refrigerating Company to form the Consolidated Ice Machine Company. David would leave the company but continue his own with great success. The Lawsuit Prior to the merger, Thomas J. Rankin issued papers to be granted rights to 50% of the sales of Boyle compressors in Texas. This resulted from a business relationship years earlier (probably 1874) between Rankin, William Bushnell, David, and his brother James Boyle. The suit was interesting in that it involved three very important figures from refrigeration history. As related to the courts, in 1874 Mr. Rankin of Emporia, Kansas, but well established in the Texas ice trade. The Boyles were in need of capital and Mr. Rankin was in need of ice. Mr. Bushnell and Mr. Rankin would supply capital for the construction of several machines. Interestingly, Bushnell and Rankin were to also profit from any future Boyle Patents.

Circa 1891 Consolidated Ice Machines Refrigerating Machine

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In exchange David was to receive a $100 per month salary and reimbursement of his expenses. There were several buyout clauses allowing Mr. Busnell and Mr. Rankin to buyout the Boyle shares for Texas, Arkansas, and Shreveport, Louisiana. This would include transfer of the Boyle Patent and improvements. By 1880 the business affair had costs Mr. Rankin and Mr. Bushnell over $15,000. They would exercise the option to purchase the Texas rights as well as the patent. Unfortunately, David Boyle did not own the rights any longer. In 1875, David had transferred the rights to Mr. Bushnell. In 1878 David Boyle dissolved his business relationship with Mr. Bushnell and incorporated the Boyle Ice Machine Company. Ultimately the suit would be settled without much hoopla. Over 200 ice and refrigerating machines were constructed under the Boyle name. Approximately 75 in David’s lifetime. David would be called before our Lord June 25, 1891. It is only fitting that David died on a business trip in Mobile Alabama, where he had recently erected a facility. He developed a case of Valvular Heart disease, a deformity of the heart valves. It is interesting to note that he died in the home of his close friend,

President A. King of the Consumers Ice Company and King Ranch fame. He left his wife (Margaret Henry Boyle), daughter (Mary Agnes Smith), and two sons (Henry James Boyle andWilliam Albert Boyle) who resided at the family residence, 521 Monroe Street in Chicago, Illinois. All four arrived and were at his bedside when he passed. But as is often the case, David’s greatness lived on. In January 1892, the Pennsylvania Iron Works Co., of Philadelphia, Pennsyl vania purchased the patents of David and began production of the Boyle Refrigera ting Machine. The first machine to be installed was in the spring of 1892 at the J. W. Russert Brewery in LaPorte, Indiana. The acquisition of the “Boyle”machine drastically changed the operation of the Pennsylvania Iron works. Mary’s Bullet In contrast to the work ethic of David and James Boyle. His family would become somewhat famous for another episode. On the night of Tuesday January 10th 1893, there would be a shooting at the family residence, 521 Monroe Street in Chicago, Illinois. David’s daughter Mary had shot David’s son Henry. Apparently, David had guaranteed Henry the right to stay at his mother’s home. But his mother, Margaret

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