Howard Phelps

W. H. Phelps
President

Mr. Phelps is the man who developed the Sensation Mower. Starting with a small basement shop in 1938, he has expanded his business to the modern Sensation factory which operates 52 weeks a year making Sensation mowers, Snow-Blow, and floor polishers. Some departments operate in two shifts per day during busy seasons. Before his entry into the mower manufacturing business, Phelps was an engineer and district manager for an electric utility company. Mechanics has always been his hobby. He has built outboard motors and raced them. He has assisted in the development of several gasoline engines and electric motors. He flies his own airplane.

from the Ralston Nebraska Archives House, thanks to Wade Rodman