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On Apr 8, 9:08 pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 8, 4:19 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:





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On Apr 8, 3:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

I didn't count them all, but I estimated close to 3,000 listed just at
this
source.

I wonder how that compares to the automotive industry and the number
of
different car manufacturers.

Eisboch

Richard, before ww2 there were about 10,000 registered auto
manufacturers in the US. Some of them only made one car

Even Briggs & Stratton, made a buckboard type motorized wagon.

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That's an amazing statistic.

Eisboch

I used to have a book I bought int heearly '70's that was the
"American Automobile Encyclopedia" Dang, I loaned it out to a friend
and in a couple months it was cooked in his house fire. I've never
seen another like it. It was an amazing book with lots of pics and
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My father was a Ford man, and growing up in a family of gearheads, I
was one, too. When I was in grade school every library day I studied
about Henry Ford. The more I learned the more my fascination made me
read more about him. A true visionary and one who had some eclectic
ideas that were ahead of his time. Did you know that he invented
charcoal briquettes? His seats had oak frames and he didn't like
having waste, so he came up with the process around 1920. BBQ grill
and Ford charcoal was available at Ford dealerships!

http://www.grillershallofflame.com/i...coal_grill.jpg

http://tinyurl.com/3ntljy

And reknowned union organization fighter.

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On Apr 8, 9:08 pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 8, 4:19 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:





"Tim" wrote in message

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On Apr 8, 3:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

I didn't count them all, but I estimated close to 3,000 listed just at
this
source.

I wonder how that compares to the automotive industry and the number
of
different car manufacturers.

Eisboch

Richard, before ww2 there were about 10,000 registered auto
manufacturers in the US. Some of them only made one car

Even Briggs & Stratton, made a buckboard type motorized wagon.

-------------------------------

That's an amazing statistic.

Eisboch

I used to have a book I bought int heearly '70's that was the
"American Automobile Encyclopedia" Dang, I loaned it out to a friend
and in a couple months it was cooked in his house fire. I've never
seen another like it. It was an amazing book with lots of pics and
stats in it.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

My father was a Ford man, and growing up in a family of gearheads, I
was one, too. When I was in grade school every library day I studied
about Henry Ford. The more I learned the more my fascination made me
read more about him. A true visionary and one who had some eclectic
ideas that were ahead of his time. Did you know that he invented
charcoal briquettes? His seats had oak frames and he didn't like
having waste, so he came up with the process around 1920. BBQ grill
and Ford charcoal was available at Ford dealerships!

http://www.grillershallofflame.com/i...coal_grill.jpg

http://tinyurl.com/3ntljy


Ford did not invent Charcoal briquets, but he learned of the process and
used it to use up the scraps from his manufacturing operations. Kingsford
was his brother-in-law and built a plant and took over the operation. Lots
of the old manufacturing plants had lots of wood scrap. National Cash
Register built a cogeneration plant for electricity to run the factory and
sold excess power to Dayton Power and Light. They originally burned the
scrap from making cash register drawers and cabinets.