The Mery Explosive Engine
Jul 10, 2020
3 minutes
By Richard Backus
“The object of my invention is to provide a double-acting explosive engine, simple in its construction of parts, efficient and accurate in its explosions, and capable of easy and perfect adjustment.”
So wrote Michael Lawrence Mery of Chico, California, in his patent application submitted Feb. 7, 1895. On July 23, a little more than four months later, Mery was awarded patent number 543,157 for his Mery Explosive Engine.
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