Thomas Edison, automobile starter motor invention, illustration, 1918


Starting of engines by means of electric motors the motors being associated with current generators. Invention relates to starting and current supplying systems for automobiles driven by internal combustion engines. The object of my invention is to provide simple and efficient means for starting the internal combustion engine and for supplying current to ,the lighting, ignition, signal, and other; circuits. Patented 5 February 1918.


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