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R. N. ST. JOHN, DIRECTOR UN ITED LABORATORIES 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 W ICH ITA, KAN SAS G. L. HERSHEY, CHIEF CHEMIST 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 KE 0009430 i'OTitSf*!.!? SO. 19*11 M r . St# John Colsraaa Btov and lamp Company Wichita, Kim Si?s Dear Hr, 3t. Johns Our attention has recently been directed to the fact that your company in engaged in the development of a stove or burner designed for use with loaded gasoline# A3 medical consultants for 'the Sthyl Casol5.no Corporation, we are naturally interested in any inve31igntIona of this type end arc writing you to got such information as you feel free to impart nemoerring the nature end mechanic nl details of the stove# Since Mr* Colemanfa last communications with Or# Keboe and Dr. ddgar concerning the use of leaded gasoline in stoves, the quartermaster Corps of the united States Army has developed a satisfactory filtering device for use with the rxay field range# This device permits the use of gasoline that contains up to 3 <# of load per gollon and is cufficiently complete*in the removal of lead to avoid any stoppage of burners or deposits# Moreover, the degradation of lead, in the generator tubs and subsequent filtration is so complete after the stove is in operation that no hygienic hazard is created by its us. 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 til 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 v/hen 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 Mary, I would appreciate, therefore, if you will advlaa us concerning the proper person, or persons, to get in touoh with to obtain ouch a stove for study# Will you lot ua know at your earliest convenience# HO H t. loba - 2 w 6ptseisboy S-0 j For yow information, th ragr field resse that bursi iseded gasoline is deeiisn&ted as XV193T* Fetalis of w a s feraetioa nd tuli operating instructions osa- believe, be obtained by you if you udii address the om um iak Officer, *ef?srsonvllXe quarternoetor Depot, eftsrscmviile, Indias* . Tory truly your#, TJT K-g 000848?