| US Patent: 1,490,171 
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| Magneto | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Ira E. Hendrickson (exact or similar names) - Springfield, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Sep. 30, 1921 |  
| Granted: | Apr. 15, 1924 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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 "Vintage Machinery" entry for Witherbee Igniter Co.; Wico Electric Co.
 
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| Description: |  | This patent applies to "magnetos of the ethype wheeren a reciprocating armature moves into and out of engagement with magnetic poles to vary the flux in a magnetic circuit and by such variations to cause the generation of electricity in a suitable winding. The invention is particularly concerned with mechanism for actuating the armature..." |  |