>>Chris Kent mused about the history of SU
carburettors, and so I dug out a post from Don Mathis
on just that. Enjoy ....
dstone@sc9.intel.com
The following is in the May-June issue of "The Flying Lady":
Lilliey & Skinner was originally a boot and shoe company.
There were 3 Skinners connected with it. G.H.Skinner conceived
of a constant vacuum carburettor and patented it in 1905. First known as the
Skinner Union, its success led the skinners to form a separate company
to make it themselves - the S.U. Company. The first design used a
leather bellows instead of a dashpot, which explains the connection
with the shoe trade.
faaaaarrrr Out !! I need to adjust my Skinner Unions !!
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