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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4 CYL/HIGH TENS/SECONDARY WINDING
- DATE
- 1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0569.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Edison-Splitdorf Corp.
- MODEL
- RM03003P
- LOCATION
- West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- Q21034
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 ZINC ALLOY; OTHER METAL PARTS; SYNTHETIC DISTRIBUTOR/.2 CARDBOARD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.3 cm
- Width
- 10.5 cm
- Height
- 15.0 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
- Edison
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- West Orange
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1955
- 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 GASOLINEVAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION. - Technical
-
RM WAS MADE IN NUMBER OF CONFIGURATIONS TO FIT EQUIPMENT MFRS. MAGNETO MFG. & MARKETING IN POST WWII YEARS BECAME GLOBAL ENTERPRISE REQUIRING GLOBAL NETWORK OF SKILLED SERVICE OUTLETS AS SHOWN HERE IN USER'S MANUAL (SUPP. INFO.). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PLATE ON EITHER SIDE READING "Edison [SCRIPT]/ MAGNETO/ TYPE/ RM/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ EDISON-SPLITDORF CORPORATION/ WEST ORANGE, N.J./ PATENTS-2081800. 2161953. 2161954/ SERIAL NO./ Q 21034/ SPEC. NO./ 03003 P"; INCISED "PATENT/ 2035622" & "RM35RH/ 7465"/ ORANGE.2 LETTERING ON BOX SIDE READS "Edison [SCRIPT]/ SPLITDORF/ WEST-ORANGE NEW JERSEY"/ PARTIALLY MISSING LABEL ON BOX SIDE READS "Edison [SCRIPT]/ MAGNETO/...RM4P/...0300P/...tion CW/...ting HIGH BASE/...Angle Degree 35/...No. Q21034/[EDISON]-SPLITDORF CORPORATION/ [WEST ORA]NGE NEW JERSEY/ A SUBSIDIARY OF/ Thomas A. Edison/ INCORPORATED"
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- .1 METALLIC BODY; BLACK SYNTHETIC/.2 BUFF
- Decoration
- N/A
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