ðə kˈʌmpəni wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ˈɛdwɚd pˈiː. fˈɛnɪmˌoːɹ, ˌɛsˈɑːɹ., ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ænd vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv bˈoʊmən ɡˈʌm kˈʌmpəni.
The company was established by Edward P. Fenimore, Sr., a former professor of engineering at the University of Pennsylvania and vice president of Bowman Gum Company.