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1915--The
Powell Lever Motor--1944
Inventor
Alvah L. Powell
| Time Line | 1915--The
Powell Lever Motor--1944 "The Players" |
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 Alvah L. Powell Inventor The Powell Lever Motor Click For Bio Page |
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 C.F. Rainey Believer & Financier |
R. P. Rainey Believer & Financier |
Rex Rainey Engineer |
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| # | YEAR | ITEM | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE | DATE | SOURCE | VIEW |
| 1 | 1861 | Born | Alvah L. Powell | ?? | LA | April 10? | OH-DC | Click |
| - | 1916 | Signed Articles of Incorporation | The A. L. Powell Power Company | Roundup | MT | May 10 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1916 | Filed & Received Charter | The A. L. Powell Power Company | Helena | MT | May 12 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1916 | Signed Amended Articles | Capitol Stock-Raised To $1,000,000 | Roundup | MT | May 17 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1919 | Board of Directors Meeting | Voted To Move To Miles City | Roundup | MT | Dec 19 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1920 | Moved Offices To Miles City | Masonic Building | Miles City | MT | Jan 5 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1920 | Power Demo-Double Power | Northern Hotel | Billings | MT | July 10 | BG | Click |
| - | 1920 | Special Stockholders Meeting | Elks Hall-2pm | Miles City | MT | Dec 8 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1920 | Board Votes To Change Name | The A. L. Powell Power Co, Inc. | Miles City | MT | Dec 8 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1920 | Files Patent # 1,677,407 | Internal Combustion Engine | Washington | DC | Dec 8 | USPO | Click |
| - | 1921 | Files Copyright-Powell Power | First Test Film-2 Reels | Washington | DC | April 28 | LOC | Click |
| - | 1921 | Files Copyright-Powell Power | Second Test Film-1 Reel | Washington | DC | May 13 | LOC | Click |
| - | 1921 | Annual Meeting | Elks Hall-2pm | Miles City | MT | May 20 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1921 | Amend Articles of Incorporation | To Include Copyrights | Miles City | MT | May 20 | SS-MT | Click |
| - | 1921 | Files Patent # 1,604,603 | Internal Combustion Engine | Washington | DC | Aug 18 | USPO | Click |
| - | 1921 | Files Patent # 1,567,172 | Internal Combustion Engine | Washington | DC | Sept 12 | USPO | Click |
| - | 1922 | Powell Writes Book-2000 Copies | Powell Leverage Cycle.. | Washington | DC | ?? | Book | Click |
| - | 1922 | A. L. Powell's Wife Passes | Columbia Hospital For Women | Washington | DC | March 9 | WP | Click |
| - | 1922 | Dedicates Book To His Wife | Memorial Edition | Washington | DC | ?? | Book | Click |
| - | 1924 | Files Patent # 1,663,261 | Internal Combustion Engine | Washington | DC | March 19 | USPO | Click |
| - | 1924 | Reg As Foreign Corporation-DE | A. L. Powell Power Co of OK | Oklahoma City | OK | July 11 | SS-OK | Click |
| - | 1924 | Amends Filing | Secretary of State | Oklahoma City | OK | July 11 | SS-OK | Click |
| - | 1924 | A. L. Powell Passes | ?? | Cleveland | OH | Oct 7 | CP | Click |
| 1925 | Amends Oklahoma Filing | Secretary of State | Oklahoma City | OK | Aug 25 | SS-OK | Click | |
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| - | 1930 | Elcar Introduces Lever Motor | New York Car Show | New York | NY | ?? | ?? | Click |
| - | 1930 | Elcar Introduces Lever Motor | Chicago Car Show | Chicago | IL | ?? | ?? | Click |
| - | 1930 | Incorporates | Lever Motors Corporation | Indianapolis | IN | Feb 20 | SS-IN | Click |
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| - | 1935 | Articles of Incorporation-Filed | Lever Motors Corporation | Dover | DE | July 6 | SS-DE | Click |
| - | 1935 | Oklahoma Corporation Suspended | Secretary of State | Oklahoma City | OK | July 8 | SS-OK | Click |
| - | 1935 | Annual Meeting | A. L. Powell Power Company, Inc | Miles City | MT | Oct 15 | Probate | Click |
| - | 1936 | Lever Motors-Publishes Book | The Lever Motor | Wheaton | IL | ?? | ?? | Click |
| - | 1938 | Articles of Incorporation-Ammended | Secretary of State | Dover | DE | Dec 27 | SS-DE | Click |
| - | 1952 | Articles of Incorporation-Ammended | Secretary of State | Dover | DE | Dec 24 | SS-DE | Click |
| - | 1952 | Reduction of Capitol-Files | Secretary of State | Dover | DE | Dec 24 | SS-DE | Click |
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| US Patent Office Patent Files |
1915--Powell
Lever Motor--1944 Motor Patents |
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| # | NUMBER | PATENTED | DESCRIPTION | INVENTOR | CITY | STATE | FILED | TEXT | ILL | VIEW |
| 1 | 1,677,407 | July 17, 1928 | Internal Combustion Engine | A. L. Powell | Cleveland | OH | Dec 8, 1920 | 2 | 1 | Click |
| 2 | 1,604,603 | Oct 26, 1926 | Internal Combustion Engine | A. L. Powell | Miles City | MT | Aug 18,1921 | 4 | 6 | Click |
| 3 | 1,567,172 | Dec 29, 1925 | Internal Combustion Engine | A. L. Powell | Miles City | MT | Sept 12, 1921 | 2 | 2 | Click |
| 4 | 1,663,261 | March 20, 1928 | Internal Combustion Engine | A. L. Powell | Miles City | MT | March 19, 1924 | 2 | 2 | Click |
| 5 | 1,687,353 | Oct 9, 1928 | Cylinder Head & Cooling | V.J. Swanson | Quapaw | OK | March 30, 1925 | 2 | 1 | Click |
| 6 | 2,493,718 | Jan 3, 1950 | Lever Engine Action | C. A. Schaffer | Pasadena | CA | Sept 14, 1944 | 3 | 2 | Click |
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| US Patent Office Patent Files |
1919--Powell
Lever Motor Patents--1928 and "Other Inventions" |
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| # | APP # | FILED | DESCRIPTION | CITY | PATENTED | PAT # | TEXT | ILL | VIEW |
| 1 | 343,953 | Dec 10, 1919 | 2 Cycle Engine | Miles City, MT | Sept 16, 1924 | 1, 508,614 | 2 | 1 | Click |
| 2 | 343,954 | Dec 10, 1919 | 2 Cycle Engine | Roundup, MY | Nov 18, 1924 | 1,516,457 | 3 | 1 | Click |
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| 3 | 429,167 | Dec 8, 1920 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | July 17, 1928 | 1,677,407 | 2 | 1 | Click |
| 4 | 429,168 | Dec 8, 1920 | Transmission For Engine | Miles City, MT | May 4, 1926 | Re. 16,343 | 5 | 11 | Click |
| 5 | 429,178 | Dec 8, 1920 | Transmission For Engine | Miles City, MT | July 12, 1921 | 1,384,344 | 2 | 2 | Click |
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| 6 | 431-305 | Dec 16, 1920 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | July 14, 1925 | 1,545,924 | 2 | 1 | Click |
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| 7 | 433,032 | Dec 24, 1920 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | April 1, 1924 | 1,489,004 | 2 | 1 | Click |
| 8 | 433,035 | Dec 24, 1920 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | May 8, 1923 | 1,454,075 | 2 | 1 | Click |
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| 9 | 441,972 | Feb 2, 1921 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | June 29, 1926 | 1,590,204 | 1 | 1 | Click |
| 10 | 441,976 | Feb 2, 1921 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | Nov 3, 1925 | 1,560,492 | 2 | 1 | Click |
| 11 | 441,978 | Feb 2, 1921 | Mechanical Igniter | Miles City, MT | June 3, 1924 | 1,496,489 | 2 | 1 | Click |
| 12 | 441,982 | Feb 2, 1921 | Carburetor | Miles City, MT | March 11, 1924 | 1,486,299 | 1 | 1 | Click |
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| 13 | 466,591 | May 3, 1921 | Transmission For Engines | Miles City, MT | June 3, 1924 | 1,496,490 | 1 | 1 | Click |
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| 14 | 493,314 | Aug 18, 1921 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | Oct 26, 1926 | 1,604,603 | 4 | 6 | Click |
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| 15 | 500,170 | Sept 12, 1921 | Internal Combustion Engine | Miles City, MT | Dec 29, 1925 | 1,567,172 | 2 | 2 | Click |
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| 16 | 673,854 | Nov 9, 1923 | Planetary Gear Type | Miles City, MT | March 29, 1927 | 1,622,842 | 4 | 8 | Click |
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| 17 | 700,308 | March 19, 1924 | Lever Engine | Miles City, MT | March 20, 1928 | 1,663,261 | 2 | 2 | Click |
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| Press Coverage | 1916--The
A. L. Powell Power Company--1934 A Montana Corporation |
Press Coverage |
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| # | DATE | NEWSPAPER | HEADLINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| 1 | Dec 8, 1921 | Neosho Times | Wonderful Invention Exhibited In Anderson | 1 | 1 | 6" | No | Click |
| 2 | July 1, 1923 | Colorado Springs | New Motor Increases Power & Cuts Down Cost . | 16 | 2-4 | 28" | 1 | Click |
| 3 | Sept 25, 1923 | Daily Northwestern | Do Not Buy Powell Power Company Stock | 13 | 4 | 2" | No | Click |
| 4 | Dec 24, 1927 | Chicago Daily Tribune | The Powell Lever-Motor-Advertisement | 12 | 1-8 | FP | 1 | Click |
| 5 | Jan 9, 1928 | New York Times | The Powell Lever-Motor-Advertisement | 19 | 1-8 | FP | 1 | Click |
| 6 | Feb 3, 1928 | Helena Independent | Powell Lever Motor..Shown In Film | 2 | 1 | 7" | No | Click |
| 7 | Feb 4, 1928 | Helena Independent | The Powell Lever Motor-Pathe Motion Picture-Ad | 2 | 7-8 | 1" | No | Click |
| 8 | Feb 5, 1928 | Helena Independent | The Powell Lever Motor-Pathe Motion Picture-Ad | 6 | 7-8 | 1" | No | Click |
| 9 | Feb 6, 1928 | Helena Independent | The Powell Lever Motor-Pathe Motion Picture-Ad | 2 | 3-4 | 1" | No | Click |
| - | Feb 12, 1928 | Pittsburgh Press | New Type Motor-Powell Lever Engine.. | AS-3 | 2 | 6" | No | Click |
| 10 | May 8, 1928 | Capital Times | Powell Motor-Plan Purchase Of Sugar Beet Plant | 16 | 3 | 5" | No | Click |
| 11 | July 29, 1928 | Decatur Review | Lever Motor Catches Eye Of Industry | 13 | 1-6 | 27" | 1 | Click |
| 12 | Aug 16, 1928 | Altoona Mirror | Lever Motor, Ancient Principle, Installed On Cars | 5 | 2-4 | 30" | 1 | Click |
| 13 | Jan 27, 1929 | Chicago Daily Tribune | New Motor May Revolutionize Auto Industry | G18 | ?? | 8" | No | Click |
| 14 | Jan 27, 1929 | Chicago Daily Tribune | The Powell Lever-Motor-Advertisement | G23 | 1-8 | FP | 1 | Click |
| 15 | July 3, 1929 | Helena Independant | Car Equipped With Powell Motor Due Next Week | 5 | 6 | 5" | No | Click |
| 16 | May 17, 1931 | Miami News-Record | Compact Ends Intricate Suit | 2 | 3 | 8" | No | Click |
| 17 | Feb 2, 1932 | Sheboygan Press | Seek Woman As Violator Of Blue Sky Law | 2 | 1 | 12" | No | Click |
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| Press Coverage | 1929--The
Elcar Years--1931 |
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| # | DATE | NEWSPAPER | HEADLINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| 1 | Jan 26, 1930 | Chicago Daily Tribune | Elcar Motors To Show New Autos | F16 | ?? | 5" | No | Click |
| 2 | Jan 30, 1930 | Chicago Daily Tribune | ELCAR With The New LEVER MOTOR-Ad | 2 | 8 | 7" | No | Click |
| 3 | February 1930 | Motor Magazine | Elcar Adopts Powell Lever Motor | 64 | 1-2 | 24" | 6 | Click |
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| Press Coverage | 1935--The
Lever Motor Corp--1944 A Delaware Corporation |
Press Coverage |
| # | DATE | NEWSPAPER | HEADLINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| 1 | April 11, 1942 | Freeport Journal-Std | Lever Motors To Make Engines In Freeport Shops | 2 | 5 | 10" | No | Click |
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| Magazine Articles | 1915--The
Powell Lever Motor--1936 |
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| # | DATE | MAGAZINE | ARTICLE | WRITER | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| 1 | 1924 | Motor Coach Trans | Cut Fuel Bills | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | Click |
| 2 | 1924 | American Blacksmith | ?? | ?? | 46 | ?? | ?? | ?? | Click |
| 3 | Dec 1924 | American Auto Digest | Powell Leverage Principle | H. C. Persons | 17 | 1-2 | 18" | 1 Illus | Click |
| 4 | March 1925 | MIT-Tech Eng News | The Powell Leverage Motor | Verner J. Swanson | 290, 306 | 1-3 | 80" | 2 Illus. | Click |
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| 5 | July 1966 | Antique Automobile | The Elcar And The Lever | E.E. Husting | 19-26 | 1-3 | 143" | 15 | Click |
| 6 | March 1975 | Car & Parts | Free Wheeling-Powell Lever Engine | Menno Duerksen | 102-06 | 1-2 | 90" | 6 | Click |
| 7 | Aug 1983 | Car & Parts | Elcar-Part III-Fast Fading Glimmer.. | Karl S. Zahm | 18-22 | 1-3 | 144" | 8 | Click |
| 8 | Jan 1997 | Gas Engine Magazine | Free Wheeling-Powell Lever Engine | Menno Duerksen | 26-31 | 1-3 | 123" | 1 | Click |
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| Sudwarth
Publishing Washington, DC |
1922--The
Powell Leverage Cycle--1922 Memorial Edition by Alvah L. Powell |
Sudwarth Publishing Washington, DC |
 Alvah L. Powell 1861-1924 |
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 Bertha May Powell 1879-1922 |
| # | TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | CITY | DATE | PAGES | VIEW |
| 1 | Powell Leverage Cycle, In Four Parts.. | Alvah L. Powell | Sudwarth Co. | Washington, DC | 1922 | 152 | Click |
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Known Copies of 2000 Limited Edition |
1922--Powell Leverage Cycle--1922 Population Report |
9 Known Copies of 2000 Limited Edition |
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| # | COPY # | TO WHOM | SIGN | LOCATION | LOCATION | BINDING | CONDITION | CIRC | CALL |
| 1 | 60 | Library of Congress | Yes | Library of Congress | Washington, DC | Re-Bound | Like New | Yes | TJ250 .P6 |
| 2 | 74 | Blank | No | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Re-Bound | Like New | Yes | TJ250 .P87 |
| 3 | 85 | Blank | No | Lincoln Highway Museum | Washington, DC | Original | Used-Loose | No | N/A |
| 4 | 350 | US Patent Office Library | Yes | Smithsonian Library | Washington, DC | Re-Bound | Like New | No | TJ250 .P6 |
| 5 | 482 | New York Library | Yes | NY Public Library | New York, NY | Re-Bound | Very Good | No | VFM |
| 6 | 503 | Detroit Public Library | Yes | Detroit Public Library | Detroit, ME | Original | Used-Loose | No | 621 P86 |
| 7 | 588 | The John Crerar Library | No | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Original | Like New | Yes | 621.427 S200 |
| 8 | 638 | Cleveland Public Library | Yes | Cleveland Public Library | Cleveland, OH | Re-Bound | Like New | No | 621.018 749 |
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| 9 | ?? | ?? | ?? | British Library | London, UK | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
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| Various Libraries |
1915--The
Powell Lever Motor--1936 Books on the Subject |
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| # | TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | CITY | DATE | PAGES | VIEW |
| 1 | 26 Facts About The Powell Lever Motor | Powell Power Co. | Powell Power | Miles City, MT | 1925 | 24 | Click |
| 2 | The Powell Leverage Engine.. | Powell Power Co. | Powell Power Co. | Oak Park, IL | 193? | 20 | Click |
| 3 | The Lever Motor, An Engineering Analysis | Powell Power Co. | Powell Power Co. | Wheaton, IL | 1936 | 45 | Click |
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| 4 | Elcar & Pratt Automobiles | William S. Locke | Mc Farland | Jefferson, NC | 2000 | 332 | Click |
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