Chapter 3

of Gas and Oil Engines, Marine and Vehicle Motors.--Chapter XVIII.--Various Types of Gas and Oil Engines. Marine and Vehicle Motors--Continued. Chapter XIX--United States Patents on Gas, Gasoline and Oil Engines and their Adjuncts--1875 to 1897 inclusive--List of the Manufacturers of Gas, Gasoline and Oil Engines in the United States, with their addresses.

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