Coil, ignition

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OBJECT TYPE: HIGH TENSION/NON-VIBRATOR
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0604.001

MANUFACTURER: United American Bosch Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL CASING & PARTS; SYNTHETIC CAP/.2-.4 METAL/.5 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive engineering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bosch
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Springfield

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 & IMPRESSIVE ATTEMPT BY BOSCH TO HOLD REPLACEMENT MARKET BY OFFERING COSTLY PACKAGE INCLUDING ADAPTORS & INSTRUCTIONS FOR WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATION. THIS IS UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT COIL WITH LOCK SWITCH & SAFETY LOCK APPLICATIONS & FOR REGULAR USE WITH CONVERSION CAP PROVIDED (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 REMNANTS OF BLACK & GOLD LABEL READS IN PART "AMERICAN BOSCH", "SAFETY COIL" & "MADE IN U.S.A."; RAISED "AMERICAN BOSCH" ON CASING/.2 INCISED "BKF"/.3 INCISED "BKD"/.4 INCISED "5";.5 "1",.6 "3";.7 "2A"/.8 "AMERICAN BOSCH/ SAFETY/ COIL/ ELECTRO-BALANCED", "AMERICAN/ BOSCH/ ELECTRO-BALANCED IGNITION" COILS", "UNITED AMERICAN/ BOSCH CORPORATION/ Springfield - Massachusetts/ Branches:/ New York Chicago Detroit", WITHDESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTS & LIST & ILLUSTRATIONS OF ACCESSORIES
Missing: BOX ENDS MISSING
Finish: .1 COIL HOUSING & CONDENSER PAINTED GLOSSY RED WITH BROWN CAP/.2-.4 GALVANIZED METAL/.5 RED, BLUE, & BUFF
Decoration: .8 RED, WHITE & BLACK ILLUSTRATION OF COIL ON BOX

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United American Bosch Corp., Coil, ignition, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0604, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0604.001/

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