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Distinguished Citizen 1985

Article from The Brunswick Citizen, Vol 5, No 13, March 30, 1978

Abraham Isaac Kaplon (1889 – 1987), Distinguished Citizen 1985 Father: Victor Kaplon Mother: Ida Rebecca Korb Birth: 23 Mar 1890 Death: 22 Nov 1987 Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories (1990) Kaplon, Abraham Isaac (1889-1987) Honored 1985 Abraham Isaac Kaplon, popularly known as Amos, the elder son of Victor Kaplon, arrived in Brunswick when his family opened a store here to sell work clothes for the expanding railroad. Amos was an excellent baseball player and was offered a professional contract, but was unable to accept due to his responsibilities at the store. A talented inventor, he lists among his creations a pre-combustion engine, a heat indicator for autos, a double-combustion motor, a rear-axle motor, wheel balancers, a hill-holding device, a portable house, an attachment to prevent backlash on fishing reels, and a collapsible minnow net for fishermen.

Find A Grave: Birth 23 Mar 1890 Death 22 Nov 1987 (aged 97) Burial Har Zion Tifereth Israel Cemetery Rosedale, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Plot F-Right-1-4