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Introduction  

Barr Marine by EDM, a pioneer in the marine engine component replacement field, was founded in 1933 by Horatio W. Barraclough, Sr. under the name Marine Salvage. Among the first products engineered and manufactured were replacement exhaust manifolds for conversions of the famous 4-cylinder Model A Ford and Pierce Arrow 6-cylinder engines, along with the Buick and Chrysler straight 8-cylinder engines. Additional water-cooled manifolds followed throughout the 1930s for such engines as the 4-cylinder Willys, flathead Ford V8, and the 16 cylinder Cadillac.  

Operating his shop in the Philadelphia area, Barraclough Sr., joined by his four sons, saw the firm grow until the outbreak of World War II. As the sons left for military service, the business suspended almost all operations for the duration of the war. During this period, Barraclough Sr. moved the company to Port Republic, New Jersey, and remained active in the marine salvage business.  

After the war, the four sons, Wallace, Robert, Russell, and Richard, started up their own operation, again in the Philadelphia area, and incorporated as Barr Marine Products Co., the name that continues in use today. In addition to supplying the marine field with replacement exhaust system parts and engine conversions, Barr started manufacturing Barr diesel and gas engines, using the Chevrolet and Oldsmobile V8 gas engines and Ford and GMC engines for diesel.  

As the company expanded, they moved several times into larger quarters until in 1972 a new plant was built to their own specifications in Bensalem, PA. This modern, one-story building housed offices, warehouse, and manufacturing facilities. Here Barr began to phase out engine manufacturing and engine conversions. Recognizing the need for marine engine exhaust manifold and riser replacements that were of superior quality, but still economically priced, they began to specialize in marine exhaust systems and soon become known as The Manifold People.  

Joined by the third generation of the Barraclough family, Barr Marine continued to grow, and in the fall of 1980 was purchased by Barr International Industries, Inc. Barr Marine was sold to EDM, Inc. in the winter of 2001.  

Barr Marine by EDM looks to the future with great optimism. They are now offering the pleasure boat and work boat industries an ever expanding line of replacement exhaust manifolds, exhaust risers and connectors, and other related engine parts.