On this day in 1915 Charles F. Kettering was granted the patent for Engine Starting Device. U.S. Patent No. 1,150,523.

This invention relates to a system of devices for use in connection with starting mechanisms for engines, and is also applicable to such a system where the engine when started, is adapted to store up power to be used for similar future starting operations and various other purposes.

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