Hutchinson Manufacturing Co., Inc. - 1922 Contest Notice: $100 prize for the best name for "a new combination machine . . ."

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Title:	1922 Contest Notice: $100 prize for the best name for "a new combination machine . . ."
Source:	Popular Mechanics, Vol 37, No. 5, Pg 815, May 1922
Insert Date:	7/14/2016 4:12:32 PM

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"Speed Marvel" was already a name being used by Hutchinson by 1921, so I'm not sure which product name might have been the result of this contest.

My best guess is that this is how "The Beaver" product name arose.

Dan

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