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LIQUID FUEL TESTING FOR HEATING, LIGHTING AND COOKING APPLIANCES AFFILIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE OF COOKING AND HEATING APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS. WASHINGTON, D. C. 240 NORTH ST.. FRANCIS WICHITA, KANSAS October 1, 1941 Dr. Willard Machle University of Cincinnati School of Medicine Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Dr. Machle: Your letter of September 20 addressed to The Coleman Lamp and Stove Company of this city to the attention of the writer was duly received. The Coleman Lamp and Stove Company is one of the principal sponsors of United Laboratories and we are located in their Administration Building so when your above letter was receiv ed it was referred direct to the Coleman Company to the atten tion of Mr. Sheldon Coleman and you will no doubt hear from him or from Mr. B. W. Tullis, Development Engineer, in reply to your letter at an early date. I understand that some very urgent work during the past week or ten days may have delayed their reply to your letter so I am writing this acknowledgment merely as a report of progress. Very truly yours UNITED LABORATORIES R.N.St.John/mb :cV>t*f**J* SO, Mr. St# John Colsraaa Btow and lamp Company Wichita, Kansas Dear Hr* 3t. Johns Our attention htuta recently been directed to the fact that your contrary in engaged in the development of t% stove or burner designed for use with loaded gasoline# As nodical consultant* for the Sthyl Gasol5.no Corporation, we are naturally interested in any InvestIgntione of this type end arc writing you to got such, information so you feel free to impart none tuning the nature end mechanic nl details of the stove* Since Mr. Coleman*a last communications with Or. Keboo and Dr. ddgar concerning the use of leaded gasoline in stoves, the quartermaster Corps of the united spates Army has developed a satisfactory filtering device for use with the Army field range. Thi3 device permits the use of gasoline that contains up to 3 < of load per gallon and is cufficiently complete*in the removal of lead to avoid any stoppage of burners or deposits. Moreover, the degradation of load, in the generator tubs and subsequent filtration is so complete after the stove is in operation that no hygienic hazard is created by its use. Experimental work In which the potential hygienic hazard from the use of the stove was studied, has been carried out at the Army Medical School under the direction of Lieut. Colonel Gentzkow and here at the Kettering Laboratory. Information on the results of both of these sets of tests will be available to you or to the Mary, I am sure, upon request. We would like to have on of the stoves when your development work is completed, and I presume it will be necessary for us to secure this through appropriate channels in the War Department or the L?avy. I would appreciate, therefore, if you will advise us concerning the proper person, or persons, to get in touoh with to obtain such a stove for study. Will you lot us know at your earliest convenience. KE 000S4SS <MO H t. John - 2 w 6p teisbcy S-0 j i. ; ' / .* For your Infonsation, th Arcsgr field rouge that burs# loeded ^s&ollne is designated as XV1937* Details of oe&str&et&oa .?nd full operating instructions con- believe, be obtained by you if you udli address the omma&Sak Officer, Jeffersonville ^uartermstsr Depot, eftersoavtlle, Indiana* Tory truly ym?r. vr KZ 000848?