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1920 - 1924 Spark Plugs
KEEP on SPARKING!!!
October 21, 2000



...
In 1903 Dr. H. Nelson Jackson
seems happy to drive in America's first coast-to-coast race.
See the dog on the front floorboard?

In 1920, these names were patented or advertised.
Bethlehem
one-piece
Eyquem two-piece

Eyquem Sparking Plugs, Ltd.
Battersea, England
Horseshoe
King-Bee

King-Bee Spark Plug Co.
St. Louis, Mo.
Mosler Vesuvius
Red Top
Triumph Spark Intensifier
Twin Fire
United Chicago
Vital primer
Wellman

In 1921, these names were advertised.
Benton

L. F. Benton Co.
Vergennes, Vermont
B Z
No Chamber No Carbon

Bodin Spark Plug Company
Allentown, Pa.
Hercules

Eclipse Manufacturing Co.
Indianapolis, U.S.A.
Molla

British "Molla" Plug Co.
London England
Multi-Point

Vola Trading Company
New York City
Rentz
"lighthouse" plug

Rentz Spark Plug Co.
Atlanta, Ga.
..
Shurnuff breather/primer

Shurnuff Manufacturing Co.
St. Louis, Mo.
Sootless

Oakes & Dow Co.
Boston, Mass.
Universal
Spark Plug Intensifier

Universal Mfg. and Sales Co.
Chicago, Ill.

...
Just look at this for a while!

In 1922, these names were advertised.
Beacon Lite

Central Petroleum Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Benton

Doubl-Head

Reardon-Emory Mfg. Co., Inc.
Peoria, Ill.
F.Z.G.

Ralph L. Fuller & Co. Ltd.
London England
Goliath


Sharp Spark Plug Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
Mulkey

The Mulkey Spark Plug Co.
Atchison, Kansas
..
Porter
Keeps Kleen

The Porter Spark Plug Co.
Chicago, Illinois
Spark-C
Ignition Tester

Metropolitan Vickers
Manchester, England
Universal
Spark Plug Intensifier

Universal
Manufacturing & Sales Co.
Chicago, Ill.


EMF Pathfinder on Glidden Tour
The annual Glidden Tours, from 1905 until 1913, did much to convince America
that the automobile was a dependable means of transportation;
but a great difficulty was finding the route on roads unmarked by signs.
In 1923, these names were advertised.
Doubl-Head

Reardon-Emory Mfg. Co., Inc.
Peoria, Ill.
Express

Express Spark Plug Co.
of America Inc.
Alexandria, Va.
. .
Goliath

Sharp Spark Plug Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
Myles Standish
Conical core

Myles Standish Mfg. Co.
Omaha, Neb.


EMF Pathfinder on Glidden Tour
with lady passenger
and gentleman on running-board
If my car were named 'Pathfinder,'
I'd want this photo destroyed!
In 1924, these names were advertised.
AC Titan

AC Spark Plug Company
Flint, Michigan
Bethlehem
American Bosch

American Bosch Magneto Corp.
Springfield, Mass.
..
Robert Bosch

Robert Bosch Magneto Co., Inc.
New York
..
Frenchtown
"775" insulator

Frenchtown Porcelain Co.
Trenton, N. J.
Myles Standish
Petticoat core

Myles Standish Mfg. Co.
Omaha, Neb.



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