| CA Patent: CA-67,274 
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| Automobile | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John Campbell McLachlan (exact or similar names) - Toronto, ON Canada |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 11, 1900 |  
| Granted: | May 10, 1900 |  CIPO Data
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                        Jeff Joslin
 Vintage Machinery entry for McLachlan Gasoline Engine Co. Ltd.
 
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| Description: |  | This patent covers the friction drive mechanism for the McLachlan automobile, one of only two automobile designs made in Canada before 1900. The design was a failure and it seems that only one car was ever built. The weak point was the friction drive, which used up too much of the available engine power. |  |