Dear Editor,
This is directed to your grilling columnist, Mr. Mitch Mariani,
who wrote about the invention of briquettes and Henry Ford.
It’s a good story
– but it’s not true. The original design for briquettes was
patented by Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer (my great-grandfather) in
1897.
Dear Editor,
This is directed to your grilling columnist, Mr. Mitch Mariani, who wrote about the invention of briquettes and Henry Ford.
It’s a good story – but it’s not true. The original design for briquettes was patented by Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer (my great-grandfather) in 1897. You can get the drawings and specifications of the original patents at the U.S. Patent Office Web site. Search for D27483 and D27484. I have seen many Web sites, Kingsford literature and even a TV special citing Henry Ford as the “inventor” of briquettes. Credit should be given where due.
Gary W. Neal, President & Publisher, Warrick Publishing Company, Inc.
Boonville, IN
