SPARK PLUG SITE
1920 - 1924 Spark Plugs
October 21, 2000
KEEP on SPARKING!!!
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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 |
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| Eyquem two-piece Eyquem Sparking Plugs, Ltd. Battersea, England |
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| Horseshoe |  |
| King-Bee King-Bee Spark Plug Co. St. Louis, Mo. |
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| Mosler Vesuvius Red Top |
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| Triumph Spark Intensifier |  |
| Twin Fire | |
| United Chicago | |
| Vital primer |  |
| Wellman |
In 1921, these names were advertised.
| Benton L. F. Benton Co. Vergennes, Vermont |
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| B Z No Chamber No Carbon Bodin Spark Plug Company Allentown, Pa. |
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| Hercules Eclipse Manufacturing Co. Indianapolis, U.S.A. |
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| Molla British "Molla" Plug Co. London England |
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| Multi-Point Vola Trading Company New York City |
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| Rentz "lighthouse" plug Rentz Spark Plug Co. Atlanta, Ga. |
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| Shurnuff breather/primer Shurnuff Manufacturing Co. St. Louis, Mo. |
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| Sootless Oakes & Dow Co. Boston, Mass. |
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| Universal Spark Plug Intensifier Universal Mfg. and Sales Co. Chicago, Ill. |
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Just look at this for a while!
In 1922, these names were advertised.
| Beacon Lite Central Petroleum Company Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Benton |
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| Doubl-Head Reardon-Emory Mfg. Co., Inc. Peoria, Ill. |
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| F.Z.G. Ralph L. Fuller & Co. Ltd. London England |
 
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| Goliath Sharp Spark Plug Co. Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Mulkey The Mulkey Spark Plug Co. Atchison, Kansas |
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| Porter Keeps Kleen The Porter Spark Plug Co. Chicago, Illinois |
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| Spark-C Ignition Tester Metropolitan Vickers Manchester, England |
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| Universal Spark Plug Intensifier Universal Manufacturing & Sales Co. Chicago, Ill. |
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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. |
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| Express Express Spark Plug Co. of America Inc. Alexandria, Va. |
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| Goliath Sharp Spark Plug Co. Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Myles Standish Conical core Myles Standish Mfg. Co. Omaha, Neb. |
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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 |
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| Bethlehem |  |
| American Bosch American Bosch Magneto Corp. Springfield, Mass. |
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| Robert Bosch Robert Bosch Magneto Co., Inc. New York |
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| Frenchtown "775" insulator Frenchtown Porcelain Co. Trenton, N. J. |
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| Myles Standish Petticoat core Myles Standish Mfg. Co. Omaha, Neb. |
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