Jones Motrola Tachometer

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I've noticed at the Indy museum that a lot of the roadsters' tachs have a brass ring around them. I am restoring a 1951 White truck with a similar-looking tach. The ring is a removeable flange that helps hold the tach in the dash. It is a Jones Motrola. No, that's not a typo. The company was located in Stamford, Conn. Is that the brand used in the roadsters? Does anyone know anything about Jones Motrola? Did that company later become Motorola?
Thanks.

[indy]

Motorola started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928. The name Motorola was adopted in 1930, and the word has been used as a trademark since the 1930s. Founders Paul Galvin and Joseph Galvin came up with the name Motorola when the company started manufacturing car radios.

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HTH

Jordan

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Jul 24, 2008 12:49:51 GMT -5 indy said:

Motorola started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928. The name Motorola was adopted in 1930, and the word has been used as a trademark since the 1930s. Founders Paul Galvin and Joseph Galvin came up with the name Motorola when the company started manufacturing car radios.

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HTH

Jordan

Hi Jordan,

Look back at Hugh's post about *Motrola* (it is missing one *o*). Not Motorola. So I guess by your link, it isn't the same company??

It does, however, look VERY similar to the tachs in the Kurtis and Watson Roadsters, especially. It is built like a M-1 Abrams, and yet has the fine workmanship of the best Swiss watch.

Mongo

[indy]

Yeah, I was just answering his question about whether motrola became motorola which it didn't.

Jordan