It's more than likely Merv saw a car snorkel system ,especially since his ideas for a rotary lawn mower
came after he had inspected another inventors mower.
G'day
MaxThat's a good point. When I wrote about the Mowhall I noted the
snorkel system running through the handle bar.
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/u...ll-his-mohall-the-historical-record.htmlI have wondered if Supa-Swift thought of their name from the SWIFTSURE hot water system.
I don't think so ... (?)
Swiftsure were a Sydney company.
The Swift Bros operated as a Melbourne company.
I guess 'swift' was a marketing-convenient name.
Great work on the electric start patent!
By the late 1960s, North American small engine makers were offering electric starts.
I guess your research shows that the Eaton patent was adopted as the Tecumseh system.
Briggs had one too at this time.
Both
Victa and
Turner offered the Tecumseh-Eaton electric starter.
I think Eaton were famous for their transmission systems too, like hydrostats on
early ride-ons. I think this same company survives today:-
Eaton is a survivor:-
http://www.eaton.com/us/en-us.htmlGreat research Max!
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Jack
