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RogerB · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:39 pm Post subject: VIX VAPOUR HUMIDIFIER

Has anyone ever heard of the VIX Vapour Humidifier?

I believe it is some form of water injection device possibly made in the 50's.
It was made in Wheaton Ill. USA according to the badge on it. I have tried to trace the company by going to Wheaton City web site too no avail.
Some one somewhere must know a bit about it......

RogerB

Peter_L · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 3:52 am Post subject:

Something here.

1929

https://tinyurl.com/VIX-1929

Google "Walter Critchlow" for additional information.

Via Google books I also found info dated 1926

RogerB · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:56 pm Post subject: VIX VAPOUR HUMIDIFIER

Many thanks peterwpg,

I was looking in the 1950's Practical Mechanics for it; a few years out was I...!
I will also Goggle (!) Walter Critchlow see what else he invented...

RogerB

RogerB · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:35 pm Post subject: VIX VAPOUR HUMIDIFIER

Thanks to you Peterwpg I found, via Google, Walter G Critchlow and his Vix Vapour Humidifier with the Patent Number. I have downloaded the Patent information with the drawings and now have enough information to write an article about it for one one of the classic car club magazines I write for.

RogerB