General Information

Serial #

302524

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY CASING/ BRASS & 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

22.0 cm

Width

12.1 cm

Height

17.2 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

Simms

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1915

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQACQUIRED 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

LESS WELL KNOWN IN FARM EQUIPMENT FIELD, SIMMS PRODUCTS WERE WIDELY EMPLOYED BY AUTO INDUSTRY UNDER NAME SIMMS-HUFF. THEY PROVIDED AUTO-ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR MANY EARLY AUTOMOBILES, INCLUDING "MAXWELL" (REF 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON EITHER SIDE OF BASE READS "SIMMS/ PATENTED/ K-4-1/ 302524"/ INCISED LETTERING ON OIL WELL CAP READS "OIL"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC GREY CASING/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED MAGNETS/ RED-BROWN & BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A