[AT] adding glow plugs

[James Peck]

This Huber was built in Marion. Huber was still in business when I worked there.


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Subject: Re: [AT] adding glow plugs

Perhaps credit belongs closer to home?
March 23 1926, a Frank B Morrison of Marion, Ohio was granted Patent #1577483
for a starting plug for internal engines. Which he assigned to the Power Company Co
of Marion Oh.

Tom




> On 15 February 2020 at 05:01 James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> This link mentions the company SPICA which I believe was the one receiving
> government funding. I believe Delphi is the successor organization to SPICA.
>
> The diesel tractor of 1927 mentioned may well have been a Landini.
>
> http://www.cefriel.it/en/gazette/archive/2006_02/passionForTractors.html
>
> Until around 2011 the Landini web site talked about money being put into fuel
> injection research by the former National Socialist regime in Italy during the
> 1930s. They also did things like swamp draining to create more arable land.
>
> Brian VanDragt AT List Member (bvandragt at comcast.net) ; No, I think that was
> the farthest thing from their minds when they wrote it.
>
> James AT List Member (jamesgpeck at hotmail.com); This links says glow plugs date
> to 1929. Are they hinting that they were developed with financial support from
> the Mussolini administration.
>
> http://www.etecno1.it/info_text.php?info_id=1
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