(1843 or 1844 – 1929)
Elijah “The Real” McCoy,
Inventor and holder of around 57 patents, was born in
Colchester, Ontario, on May 2, 1843. His machine
lubricants were so in demand that buyers of machinery
insisted that they contain only the “Real McCoy”
lubricants.
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