[SEL] Podlesak mag

[David Rotigel]

Yes Tom. People in the USA used to have pride in what they did. Have  
you noticed lately how many auto manufactures don't any longer put  
their brand on the back of their cars?
	Dave

On Mar 22, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Germoamer at aol.com wrote:

> While doing some spring tune-up of the Podlesak mag for my Famous I  
> noted
> the writing on the wire clip.  FAHNESTOCK Pat. April 07 (1907). The  
> old
> folks sure were proud of their work and went to a lot of trouble to  
> imprint
> this  on each clip they made.
>
> _http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/podlsak  mag.jpg_
> (http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/podlsak%20mag.jpg)
>
>
> I was also doing some cleaning on the gas tank for the Famous and  
> noted
> that International Harvester had imprinted their IH logo on a floor  
> flange
> mounted on the underside of the tank for the outlet gas pipe.  I  
> guess IH
> made everything they could for their engines.
>
> Tom  Schmutz