General Information

Serial #

116332

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS BODY & PARTS/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DISTRIBUTOR & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

22.8 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

ERICSSON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Buffalo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1935

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

UNUSUAL DESIGN IN SOLID BRASS CONSTRUCTION USED BY MFR. IN LIEU OF LIGHT-WEIGHT, LESS COSTLY ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST MATERIALS WHICH WERE MUCH LESS ROBUST & UNDEPENDABLE AT THAT TIME. IT HAS MANY OTHER UNUSUAL FEATURES & STYLISH BRASS NAME BAND WITH CORPORATE LOGO EMBOSSED (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING ON EACH END OF BRASS STRIP READS "THE/ BERLING/ MAGNETO/ TYPE D66X2/ MADE IN U.S.A./ BY ERICSSON/ MFG. CO./ BUFFALO, N.Y./ PAT. APPLIED FOR"/ INCISED LETTERING ON EACH SIDE READS "116332"/ CW TAG READING "Magneto/ Seized/ Town of Aurora"

Missing

1 BRUSH COVER PLATE

Finish

MAGNETS & BODY PAINTED BLACK/ BRASS COLOURED STRIP COVERING MAGNETS/ METALLIC & PLATED PARTS/ BLACK & BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A