General Information

Serial #

884740

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY & BRASS CASING & 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

20.0 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

16.2 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

SPLITDORF

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1914

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

RELATIVELY SOPHISTICATED, TOTALLY ENCLOSED BODY DESIGN WITH BRASS INSERTS IN DIE-CAST BASE TO IMPROVE SHEERER STRENGTH OF BOLT MOUNTING. SPLITDORF PRODUCTS WERE WELL-LACED THROUGH EARLY FABRIC OF AUTO-ELECTRIC INDUSTRY, THROUGH THEIR CORPORATE CONNECTIONS WITH EDISON, DIXIE ETC. (SEE REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON CASING READS "MADE IN U.S.A./ SPLITDORF ELECTRICAL CO./ NEWARK N.J. U.S.A./ AERO [LOGO]/ REG. IN. U.S. PAT. OFF/ DIXI REG. IN GT. BR./ REG. IN JAPAN/ MARQUE DEPOSEE/ MADE UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS"..(LIST OF PATENTS IN SUPP. INFO.)/ INCISED "MODEL/ 46-C" ON OIL CAP/ TAG READS "FROM T.H. OLIVER/ REFRIGERATION & ELECTRIC SERVICE/PHONE 251, AURORA/ To Cards Garage/ Dixie Mag. very poor/ Replaced with Wico C4/ Hold for advice"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

PAINTED MILITARY GREEN/ BRASS COLOURED & METALLIC PARTS/ BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A