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George Martin's Poppet Valve

George Martin, of Martin Outboard Motor fame, conceived of the idea for a revolutionary replacement for the commonly used reed valves long before he became involved in outboard manufacturing.  He finally received a patent on his poppet valve in July, 1942.  Paul Moneski (probably with a great deal of assistance from his wife) scanned the document and made it available to us.  The Curator is fortunate enough to have known George personally.
January, 2001

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