The Aget Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1938 by dentist Elmer F. Buskirk and Gorman R. Oliver to manufacture a dust collector and air purifier that had been developed and patented by Buskirk. The name comes from the first names of the founders and their wives (Agnes, Gorman, Elmer and Tilly).
Information Sources
- A 1957 issue of Delta Sigma Delta-Desmos (Vols. 63-65).
Retired—From dentistry to give full time as President of the Aget Mfg. Co. of Adrian, Michigan, is Brother E. E. Buskirk, Beta '27, Life '49. His company manufactures the dust filtering device sold under the trade name of "Dustkop".