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</head><body><p>Difficult to get images out of USPTO so url:<br></p><p><strong>https://tinyurl.com/vlj8mct</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Tom<br></strong></p><blockquote type="cite">On 15 February 2020 at 10:16 Thomas Martin <<a href="mailto:tmartin@xtra.co.nz">tmartin@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>Perhaps credit belongs closer to home?<br>March 23 1926, a Frank B Morrison of Marion, Ohio was granted Patent #1577483<br>for a starting plug for internal engines. Which he assigned to the Power Company Co<br>of Marion Oh. <br><br>Tom<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">On 15 February 2020 at 05:01 James Peck <<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>This link mentions the company SPICA which I believe was the one receiving<br>government funding. I believe Delphi is the successor organization to SPICA.<br><br>The diesel tractor of 1927 mentioned may well have been a Landini.<br><br><a href="http://www.cefriel.it/en/gazette/archive/2006_02/passionForTractors.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://www.cefriel.it/en/gazette/archive/2006_02/passionForTractors.html</a><br><br>Until around 2011 the Landini web site talked about money being put into fuel<br>injection research by the former National Socialist regime in Italy during the<br>1930s. They also did things like swamp draining to create more arable land.<br><br>Brian VanDragt AT List Member (<a href="mailto:bvandragt@comcast.net">bvandragt@comcast.net</a>) ; No, I think that was<br>the farthest thing from their minds when they wrote it.<br><br>James AT List Member (<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>); This links says glow plugs date<br>to 1929. Are they hinting that they were developed with financial support from<br>the Mussolini administration.<br><br><a href="http://www.etecno1.it/info_text.php?info_id=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://www.etecno1.it/info_text.php?info_id=1</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>AT mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com_______________________________________________" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com_______________________________________________</a><br></blockquote>AT mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br></blockquote></body></html>