On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:28:22 +0100, the infamous Mark Rand
scrawled the following:

On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:18:05 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:31:26 -0400, the infamous dave
scrawled the following:

I've been offered a free electric motor, "brooks" brand, apparently made
in England.

According to the tag, it was made in Over There by a company from
Chicago, Illinoisy. It's good for 60Hz, though.



Mr Ernest Brook Started producing motors in Huddersfield, Yorkshire in 1904.

I sit corrected. (too lazy to stand)


I guess you chaps were still getting electricity by flying kites in thunder
storms then. BEG

I believe that Uncle Ben had sold that particular kite company shortly
after the 1752 demonstration, long before 1904, sir. A printer by
trade, he was still busy printing anti-Queen stuff and the Poor
Richard's Almanack between those dates, though.

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