page_title: Frank Fowler Loomis
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Fowler Loomis
caption_attribution_description: English: Frank F Loomis
context_page_description: Frank Fowler Loomis was a nineteenth century American businessman, blacksmith, fireman, engineer and electrician. He was a key manager and director in improving and developing out the fire and police departments for the city of Akron, Ohio.
  Loomis was known for innovating new state of the art electrical-mechanical devices. He developed new style police and fire alarm systems for Akron. He designed and developed out the world's first motorized police patrol wagon. Both of his inventions were duplicated and put into use by other major cities in the United States.
context_section_description: Frank Fowler Loomis (April 2, 1854 – September 19, 1936) was a nineteenth century American businessman, blacksmith, fireman, engineer and electrician. He was a key manager and director in improving and developing out the fire and police departments for the city of Akron, Ohio.
  Loomis was known for innovating new state of the art electrical-mechanical devices. He developed new style police and fire alarm systems for Akron. He designed and developed out the world's first motorized police patrol wagon ("paddy wagon"). Both of his inventions were duplicated and put into use by other major cities in the United States.
caption: circa 1915
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