General Information

Serial #

26857

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY CASING/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

13.6 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

10.6 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

WICO

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Springfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1974

Canada

FROMCOLLECTION 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

SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF POST WWII ENGINEERING, MAKING USE OF AVAILABLE ENGINEERING DATA TO PRODUCE MORE EFFICIENT & COMPACT MAGNETOS FOR NEW GENERATION OF HIGH SPEED, HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINES. WICO WAS NOTED FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT & SURVIVAL OVER MANY DECADES OF CHANGING TECHNOLOGY (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "WICO ELECTRIC CO./ TRADE MARK WICO REGISTERED/ SERIAL NO. 026857/ TYPE LD 276/ MADE IN/ SPRINGFIELD MASS. U.S.A." WITH PATENT INFO.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC BODY/ BLACK SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A