Magneto

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OBJECT TYPE
SINGLE CYL/OSCILLATING/LOW TENS
DATE
1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0549.001
MANUFACTURER
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CORP.
MODEL
L
LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
128788
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST BODY/ CAST IRON GEAR WHEEL/ BRASS END PLATES/ OTHER METAL PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
14.0 cm
Width
8.6 cm
Height
14.2 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Motorized Ground Transportation
Category
Automotive engineering
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
IH
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Illinois
City
Chicago

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
C. 1922
Canada
FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER,FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function
PART OF IGNITION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. IT USES MAGNETIC FIELD TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC SPARK WHICH EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.
Technical
IHC WAS MAJOR MFR. OF MOTORIZED FARM MACHINERY FROM EARLY IN CENTURY, ALSO MFG. MAJOR PARTS SUCH AS MAGNETO. LESS DURABLE DIE-CAST GEAR WHEEL (970548.1) PREVIOUSLY USED BY IHC HAS BEEN REPLACED BY HEAVY SPOKED CAST-IRON GEAR. LESS EXPENSIVE SEALS HAVE REPLACE EARLIER SPRING LOADED HINGED OILER CAPS (REF. 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
GREY LETTERING ON EACH SIDE OF PLATE COVERING MAGNETS READS "TYPE-L/ INTERNATIONAL/ HARVESTER/ CORPORATION/ CHICAGO/ U.S.A./ PATENTED JAN. 30, 1917"/ CAST "INTERNATIONAL/ HARVESTER/ CORPORATION/ CHICAGO" ON BASE/ GREY LETTERING ON TOP OF PLATE READS "OIL BEARINGS/ ONCE A DAY"
Missing
BRUSH POST/ OILER CAPS
Finish
MAGNETS PAINTED BLACK/ METALLIC GREY BODY/ BRASS COLOURED & PLATED PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED METAL STRIP COVERING MAGNETS
Decoration
GREY "IHC" LOGO ON EACH SIDE OF PLATE COVERING MAGNETS/ CAST "IHC" LOGO ON BASE

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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CORP., Magneto, after 1917, Artifact no. 1997.0549, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0549.001/

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