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1927 Johnson Seahorse outboard motor at the Tellus Science Museum. The original company that made Johnson inboard motors and outboard motors was the Johnson Brothers Motor Company of Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. They started building inboard 2-cycle marine engines in 1903 in a barn behind the house, along with matching boats.
In addition to Briggs, there was Joseph G. Rayniak, director of manufacturing research, whose career dated back to the Johnson brothers' 2 horsepower Light Twin, unveiled in 1922. There was Finn T. Irgens, holder of 92 patents, who had risen to be director of engineering from a start with Ole Evinrude, in 1929.
Warner Brothers Studio Store – Meant to be the WB answer to the rapidly growing Disney Store, the Warner Bros. Studio Stores sold collectibles and apparel based around WB properties including Looney Tunes and DC Comics. The Studio Stores were a victim of the AOL-Time Warner merger, and shuttered operations in 2001.
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The Johnson Motor Wheel was designed in 1914 by Louis Johnson. It was patented in the US in 1919 and in the UK in 1920. [1] The initial design had problems at high speeds, so a fellow inventor from Indiana, Dick Oglesby, offered his ignition magnetos to the Johnsons in order to address the problem. [2]
Founded in 1947, Monarch Beverage Company is Indiana's largest distributor of beer and wine. The Indianapolis -based company represents more than 500 brands and employs over 600 Hoosiers. [ 1 ]
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Luken E. Dever (June 8, 1918 – July 31, 2014) - Dever was born in Terre Haute. He began his career with Paitson Brothers Hardware and Montgomery Ward before rising through the ranks of Meis Department Store where he became a vice president. In 1974, he became associated with the wholesale beer business and soon established Dever Distributing ...