1880 - 1958 (78 years)
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Moffat St. Clair |
Born |
8 Feb 1880 |
Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada [1, 2] |
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Male |
Business |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Canadian Motors Limited |
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Invention |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
World's first hybrid car |
- Patented July 6, 1915.
Application filed September 23, 1912. Serial No. 721,782. I
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, MOFFAT ST. CLAIR, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, resident of Galt, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Internal-Combustion Engines; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,- such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.
Figure 1 'isv a side view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same taken centrally through the cylinder. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of one of the rings seated in perforations of the crank shaft heads. Fig. 5 is a detail sec- 7 tional view of one of the crank chamber heads, showing the oil chamber in plan View. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the annulus seated in a groove of one of the crank chamber heads. Fig, 7 is a detail sectional view of one of the bushings of the crank shaft. Fig. 8 is a detail plan view of this bushing. Fig. 9 is a detail side view of the screw connecting said annulus with the wrist pin. Fig. 10 is a detail plan View of the lever for regulation of the throttle of the carbureter, and of the parts in immediate, connection therewith. Fig. 11 is a detail side view of the fork in which is seated the adjusting nut of the rod through which the throttle lever has connection with the throttle. Fig. 12 is a detail face view of the compression ring. Fig. 13 is a detail top plan view of the gas receiver and exhaust deflector. Fig. His a detail bottom plan view of the same.
The invention has relation to internal combustion engines, having for its object to provide an improved two-cycle motor of'increased efiiciency and durability.
Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.
Patent US1145814 - Internal-combustion engine.. (2017). Google Books. Retrieved 22 April 2017, from https://www.google.com/patents/US1145814
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Galt-HybridCar1914.jpg The Canadian Galt's gasoline engine ran a generator that supplied electricity to an electric motor that propelled the car. Extra power produced by the generator was stored in batteries found beneath the floor. The batteries could be used to provide extra power at peak times or to operate the car with the gas engine turned off. This car is one of only two ever built and appeared 13 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world's first gas-electric hybrid, the Semper Vivus.
1914 Galt | Petersen Automotive Museum . (2019). Petersen Automotive Museum . Retrieved 9 October 2019, from https://www.petersen.org/1914-galt?fbclid=IwAR32uC9UI30BMNscisVhF4Ryl68S-vvFmeEudQsRqp9JTJtD0W7yPpY6X4M |
Residence |
1912 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Residence |
1935 |
Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States |
Residence |
1940 |
Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States [1] |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-189149 |
Died |
29 Sep 1958 |
Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States [3] |
Buried |
Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Person ID |
I189149 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
7 Nov 2024 |
Family 2 |
Maggie Sophia "Margaret" Tolton, b. 17 Oct 1883, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 20 May 1919, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 35 years) |
Last Modified |
12 Nov 2024 |
Family ID |
F270494 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- A made-in-Cambridge hybrid car makes a comeback, 100 years later
CAMBRIDGE - A good technology sometimes fails because it is ahead of its time. Then it can make a comeback, even 100 years later.
In Cambridge, a hybrid car, the Lexus RX 450h, is now coming off a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada production line.
The hybrid has been produced in Japan but with the growing popularity of hybrids, it is also being made here, and Toyota was all set to introduce it as "the first full hybrid car to be manufactured in Canada."
But wait. Not so fast.
One hundred years ago, a couple of entrepreneurs over on Dickson Street in Cambridge, which was then Galt, beat them to the punch.
Moffat St. Clair and Eddy Fleming purchased the remnants of a failed car company, Canadian Motors Ltd. which made the Galt Touring car in 1911. They renamed it the Galt Motor Company.
They built and sold some gas-powered cars to generate some money to fund a new car that was based on their improved gas-electric hybrid design.
In 1914, they introduced the Galt Gas-Electric car to the world. It used a combination of gasoline and kerosene to power a Westinghouse generator that was coupled to a gasoline engine. The engine turned a turbine that generated electricity that could be stored in batteries beneath the floor.
It only had a top speed of 30 miles an hour (48 km/h). So it wasn't quite as powerful as gasoline cars of the time. But it was efficient. It was advertised as being able to travel a distance of 70 miles (112 kilometres) on a gallon of gasoline. It could travel for 15 miles (24 kilometres) on the electric charge alone, reducing the impact of running out of gas (a big risk in the days before there were gas stations at every corner). They described it as a "coast-to-coast storage gas-electric car."
Two of the Galt gas-electric vehicles were built in 1914, but only one still exists. It has been at the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa....
Simone, R. (2014). A made-in-Cambridge hybrid car makes a comeback, 100 years later | GuelphMercury.com. GuelphMercury.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017, from https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4503820-a-made-in-cambridge-hybrid-car-makes-a-comeback-100-years-later/
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- [S2096] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1940 16th Census, Moffat Stclair, Ward 4, Olean, Olean City, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-47, sheet 3B, line 56, family 74, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the.
- [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 026698 (1880).
Name:Mofit St Clair St Clair Date of Birth:8 Feb 1880 Gender:Male Birth Place:Perth, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Elias St Clair Mother's name:Jane Near
- [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
St CLAIR/ Moffat St Clair/ 1880-1958/ Margaret Tolton/ beloved wife of/ Moffat St Clair/ 1883-1919/ his beloved wife/ E Christina/ Rutherford/ 1881-1957 /
- [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022337 (1923).
Name:Moffat St Clair Gender:Male Age:42 Birth Year:abt 1881 Birth Place:St Marys, Ontario Marriage Date:28 Apr 1923 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Elias St Clair Mother:Jane Near Spouse:Christina Rutherford
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| Born - 8 Feb 1880 - Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Business - Canadian Motors Limited - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Invention - World's first hybrid car - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1912 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 28 Apr 1923 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1935 - Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States |
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| Residence - 1940 - Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States |
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| Died - 29 Sep 1958 - Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States |
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| Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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