General Information

Serial #

3989701

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST BODY/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC END PLATE

Dimensions

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

Length

28.0 cm

Width

12.1 cm

Height

17.0 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

Bosch

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Springfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1913

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

THIS MAGNETO APPEARS TO BE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF BOSCH MODEL DU4 PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT OF IMPULSE. AMERICAN BOSCH WAS LEADER IN AUTO ELECTRIC FIELD FROM ITS EARLIEST YEARS, ITS PRODUCTS SETTING STANDARDS OF DESIGN & PERFORMANCE (REF.1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "AMERCAN BOSCH/ MAGNETO CORP'N/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS." & "ZR4 ED34/ MADE IN U.S.A. V2/ D4032 3989701" ON ONE SIDE WITH PATENT INFO. & "ZR4 ED34/ V2" ON OTHER

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MAGNETS & BODY ORIGINALLY PAINTED BLACK/ BRASS COLOURED & METALLIC PARTS/ RED-BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

INCISED BOSCH LOGO ON EACH SIDE OF BASE