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WHO BUILT THE FIRST GASOLINE ENGINE IN THE UNITED STATES?

By Charles H. Wendel Atkins

Iowa 52206.

We commend the Antique Mechanics Club of University of California, Davis for their efforts in restoring the Regan Engine (see article in Nov.-Dec, 1972 issue of GEM). However, the article concerning the Regan engine prompted some research on our part as to who really did build the first gasoline engine.

Wm. Robinson in his book "Gas and Petroleum Engines" published in 1890 states that in 1872 a patent was issued to G. B. Brayton of Philadelphia, the engine being called Brayton's Ready-Motor. The first of these engines was marketed in 1873, and was tested in New York by Prof. Thurston of the Stevens Institute of Technology. In 1878 this engine was introduced into Great Britain by Messrs. Simon of Nottingham.

A pump was used to compress air and force it through a series of perforated brass disk...

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