General Information

Serial #

A 28-74

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS & METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DISTRIBUTOR

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

10.5 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

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1918

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

EARLY CLASSIC GERMAN DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHIP DEMONSTRATING ENGINEERING & MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF OTHER MFRS. OF PERIOD. ROBERT BOSCH KNOW-HOW PROVIDED BASE UPON WHICH AMERICAN BOSCH' DEVELOPMENTS WERE TO PROCEED. LATTER 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 READING "ROBERT BOSCH/ GERMANY" ON ONE SIDE & "ZU4 A 28-77" ON OTHER SIDE/ INCISED "ROBERT BOSCH" ON SPRING CAP

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BRASS COLOURED & BLACK PAINTED METAL/ RED-BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

INCISED LOGO ON PARTS