[Milsurplus] Who was Jones?

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Was E.C. Mr. Cinch?

Jay KE6PPF





-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Dawson <wb3akd at earthlink.net>
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, Jun 28, 2010 12:34 am
Subject: [Milsurplus] Who was Jones?


Thanks to all who offered info on Jones. The full name, "Howard B. Jones" 
ets us past the research hump and provides enough info to look at some of 
he patents as well as a "Wireless Age" ad for a "condenser cleaner" (Sep, 
923, pg. 86; search google books).
Hard to tell from web resources whether H.B. Jones started the connector 
usiness from scratch of if he converted E. C. Manufacturing Company, an 
nprofitable manufacturer of small parts.  H. B. Jones obtained control of 
. C. Manufacturing in 1917 in an attempt to improve the business so as to 
ay debts incurred by the business from his father, Arthur B. Jones.
Looks like there was an attempt to liquidate E. C. Manufacturing in late 
922 or early 1923, so it's not clear if E. C. Manufacturing Co, became the 
anufacturer of Jones plugs or if H. B. Jones started the connector business 
rom scratch.
( Note: E.C Mfg /Jones info is from the background to a Tax Case :
http://www.loislaw.com/advsrny/doclink.htp?alias=F7CASE&cite=38+F.2d+550
)

As far as that goes, it is not entirely certain that the H. B. jones who got 
ontrol is the same one that Invented Jones Plugs, but it seems possible.
One of the day's I'll get down to the library of congress and spend time 
leshing out various stories like this.  This is not particularly vital, but 
s an interesting part of the technical history.

3
Tom
B3AKD
PS John, the date/time has been adjusted.  I tried to set the year to 1945, 
ut the computer won't let me. 

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