General Information

Serial #

5848

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY 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

19.5 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

15.8 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

SPLITDORF

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1928

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

COMPACT LIGHT-WEIGHT WELL DEVELOPED MAGNETO FOR TIME. SPLITDORF PRODUCTS WERE WELL-LACED THROUGH EARLY FABRIC OF AUTO-ELECTRIC INDUSTRY, THROUGH THEIR CORPORATE CONNECTIONS WITH EDISON, DIXIE ETC. THEY DEVELOPED LINE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR MANY EARLY MOTOR CARS UNDER SPLITDORF & OTHER NAMES (SEE REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST & INCISED LETTERING ON ONE SIDE OF BASE READING "SPLITDORF ELECTRICAL CO./ NEWARK N.J./ TYPE C/ MADE IN U.S.A." & "SPEC. 025/ NO.005848" WITH PATENT INFO. ON OTHER SIDE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC GREY CASING/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ LIGHT BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A