Inventor of the universal joint,Spicer received the patent for the universal joint in 1903. Began manufacturing his invention as Spicer Manufacturing Company in Plainfield, New Jersey on April 1, 1904. During the First World War, the company helped to produce a military vehicle known as the Liberty Truck or more Formally, as the Class B Truck. He moved Spicer's headquarters to Toledo, Ohio in 1928, and two years later the rest of the operations from Plainfield, New Jersey as well.
Inventor of the universal joint,Spicer received the patent for the universal joint in 1903. Began manufacturing his invention as Spicer Manufacturing Company in Plainfield, New Jersey on April 1, 1904. During the First World War, the company helped to produce a military vehicle known as the Liberty Truck or more Formally, as the Class B Truck. He moved Spicer's headquarters to Toledo, Ohio in 1928, and two years later the rest of the operations from Plainfield, New Jersey as well.
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