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McCoy, Elijah

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McCoy, Elijah (1843–1929)

Canadian inventor and manufacturer. He showed an early talent for mechanical innovations, and in 1870, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, he developed lubricators for steam engines. In 1882 he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he perfected his lubricating cup, still widely used to provide a steady supply of oil to machinery. He opened the Elijah McCoy Manufacturing Company in 1920 and patented an improved airbrake lubricator, one of approximately 50 patents he obtained during his lifetime. He was born in Canada of African-American parents who had fled from Kentucky to escape slavery.



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