General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYNTHETIC CASING; METAL BRACKET & HARDWARE/.2 CARDBOARD BOX WITH PAPER PADDING

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

8.1 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1930

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 WHICH PROVIDES SPARK THAT EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.

Technical

EARLY HIGH TENSION NON-VIBRATOR COIL EXHIBITING STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS, DESIGNED AS UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT TO FIT MANY MFR. MODEL YEARS IN EARLY 1930S. THIS COIL PRESENTED ELEGANT NEW IMAGE IN CONTRAST TO WOOD ENCASED VIBRATOR TYPE COILS PRECEDING IT, STYLE WHICH ENDURED TO MID-CENTURY (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED LETTERING READING "BAT." & "TIMER"/ BLACK LETTERING ON BOX END READS "ONE/ REPLACEMENT/ COIL/ Part No. FC-5"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 GLOSSY BLACK/.2 YELLOW PAPER COVERED TOP, BUFF INTERIOR & BOTTOM

Decoration

N/A