General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SPARK PLUGS: METAL BASE & ELECTRODE, STONE INSULATOR, CARDBOARD PROTECTOR/ BOXES: CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

15.8 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

6.5 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

Champion

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Windsor

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; SPARK PLUG IS FITTED INTO CYLINDER OF ENGINE TO PROVIDE PAIR OF ELECTRODES BETWEEN WHICH IS PASSED ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE OR SPARK WHICH IGNITES MIXTURE OF GASOLINE VAPOUR & AIR.

Technical

UNUSUAL EARLY 2 PIECE PLUG IN METRIC SIZE USING NATURAL STONE INSULATOR, PATENTED IN 1N 1919. THIS IS FULL SET OF MATCHED PLUGS FOR 8 CYLINDER ENGINES OF TIMES, LIKELY PART OF CHAMPION'S NEW "UTILITY LINE" TO PROMOTE REPLACEMENT SALES (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SPARK PLUGS: WHITE & BLACK LETTERING READING "CHAMPION 14 mm/ MADE IN CANADA MADE IN CANADA"/ SMALL BOXES: NAVY BLUE & WHITE LETTERING READING "DOUBLE RIBBED/ CHAMPION/ SPARK PLUGS/ MADE IN CANADA", "GUARANTEED/ DEPENDABLE/ CHAMPION/ SPARK/ PLUG", "CHAMPION/ 14 M/M", WITH PATENT INFO./ LARGE BOX:CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS/ MANUFACTURED BY/ Champion Spark Plug Company/ of Canada, Limited. Windsor Ontario", "100,000,000 CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS IN DAILY SERVICE", "DOUBLE RIBBED/ CHAMPION/ SPARK PLUGS/ MADE IN CANADA", "GUARANTEED/ DEPENDABLE/ CHAMPION/ SPARK/ PLUG", "CHAMPION/ 14 M/M", WITH PATENT INFO.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

SPARK PLUGS: DARK GREY BASE, BRASS COLOURED ELECTRODE, WHITE INSULATOR, BLACK OR BEIGE PROTECTOR/ BOXES: WHITE & NAVY BLUE

Decoration

CHAMPION GLOBE LOGO ON BOXES