General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CABINET/ METAL, RUBBER, SYNTHETIC, FELT PARTS/ CARDBOARD PART BOXES

Dimensions

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

Length

36.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

43.0 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

1933+

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

CABINET CONTAINING PARTS USED IN MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF IGNITION SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, INCLUDING GENERATOR PARTS, STARTER MOTOR PARTS, CONDENSERS, DISTRIBUTOR CAPS & PARTS ETC.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ONE METHOD OF MAINTAINING STOCK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, CONTAINING WIDE VARIETY OF PARTS BY VARIETY OF MFRS. J.G. IGNITION OF TORONTO WAS EVIDENTLY IN 1933 LEADING AUTO-ELECTRIC REPLACEMENT PARTS SUPPLIER (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

none

Missing

ORIGINAL CONTENTS

Finish

GLOSSY GREEN PAINTED CABINET

Decoration

NONE