Unknown Heathkit Receiver

[Neil Morrison]

Supposedly since Robertson wouldn't license his much superior system, Ford 
used the Phillips instead.

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan 'A.J.' Franzman" <a.j.franzman at VERIZON.NET>

> FYI from Wikipedia:
> "The Phillips Screw Company was founded in Oregon in 1933 by Henry F.
> Phillips, who bought the design from J. P. Thompson. Phillips was unable 
> to
> manufacture the design, so he passed the patent to the American Screw 
> Company,
> who was the first to manufacture it".
>
> Phillips screws were in fairly wide use in American equipment in WWII. 

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