| Book and Book
Well Drilling can trace their origin back over 100 years to
1881 when David Floyd Book, at the age of 12, took over the
operation of his father's drilling machine due to the latter
being incapacitated by an injury. D. Floyd continued on with
the well drilling business. Eventually three of his four sons
followed in his footsteps as each one of the boys began their
own water well business in the Lawrence County area.
The mainstay of
Book and Book Well Drilling was a Star Drilling Machine. The
1920 Star, Model 32A was purchased by D. Floyd when his older
pre-World War I machine with a one-cylinder upright engine
quit while drilling in sandrock and by the time the engine
was restarted, the drilling tools were stuck on the bottom
by the accumulated sandrock cuttings. The new rig with a Le
Roi four-cylinder engine was ordered and delivered to New
Castle via railroad.
 Following
the retirement of D. Floyd Book, the business was taken over
by his son, Elmer L. Book. Elmer kept the rig busy drilling
blast holes for a local sandstone quarry. World War II interrupted
Elmer's operation of the business as he was inducted into
the Army and served his country in the Philippines. Following
the return to peacetime, Elmer immediately went back to work
drilling domestic wells for the post-war housing boom.
Elmer continued
drilling wells with the Star Mode 32A throughout the 1950's
and 60's. The late 1960's witnessed the entrance of Elmer's
youngest son, Thomas G. Book into the well drilling profession.
Thomas had just returned from the Viet Nam war and immediately
joined his father in the family business. A new Bucyrus Erie
20W cable tool machine was purchased to handle the heavier
drilling demands of the larger wells.
 Elmer
retired in 1978 after over 40 years in the water well contracting
business. His son, Tom, took over and continued to grow the
business. He expanded the well drilling operations into Butler
and Mercer counties and in 1998 he purchased a Bucyrus Erie
22W cable tool rig enabling him to continue to drill more
wells with increased efficiency.
Book and Book Well
Drilling expanded its product line in 1986 to include a complete
line of water treatment systems that can dramatically improve
the taste of your water while removing unpleasant odors, removing
hardness and iron, while protecting the piping in your water
system.
 Book
and Book Well Drilling is owned and managed by Thomas Book
and his wife Cynthia. Tom's son-in-law, Ronald Wimer and his
son Raymond recently joined the family business. Today you'll
find Tom, Ron and Ray drilling and servicing water wells and
installing and maintaining pump and water treatment systems
in the tri-county area. Cindy works in the office assuring
that your paperwork is handled efficiently. Book and Book
Well Drilling has endured and grown to its present status
by adhering to the belief that top quality installations and
the best possible service are the only way to run a business.
Book
and Book Well Drilling, LLC
3506 Ellwood Road
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 654-3861 - FAX: (724) 658-8875
PA0770007
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