I've researched the Robertson drive a little more. Apparently Henry Ford found that the Robertson drive would save 2 hours assembly time per vehicle and approached Robertson for the USA distribution rights. Robertson declined, Phillips had just designed their drive, and Ford used Phillips instead.
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