Franklin Valveless Engine Co. - History

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Franklin Valveless Engine Co.
Franklin, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Steam and Gas Engines

History

Last Modified: Sep 7 2015 7:28PM by joelr4
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This firm manufactured a valveless internal combustion engine. In 1939, the firm became the Franklin Engine & Mfg. Co. In 1976 this firm was bought by Myron I. Arms, Youngstown, Ohio, and renamed the Arms-Franklin Corp.

Information Sources

American Gasoline Engines Since 1872 by C. H. Wendel, Volume #1, 1983 page 183
Diesel Equipment Superintendent, Vol. 19, 1941, pg. 58
American Machinist, Vol. 84, pg. 842
IW: The Management Magazine, Vol. 105, pg. 25

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