General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL BASE & ELECTRODE, COPPER WASHER, PORCELAIN INSULATOR/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

8.0 cm

Width

2.5 cm

Height

2.5 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

Autolite

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Sarnia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1955

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

LATER SPARK PLUG CHARACTERISTIC OF FIELD BY MID-CENTURY. AC & CHAMPION SHARED MOST OF MARKET FROM 1920S THROUGH 1940S BUT AS SPARK PLUGS BECAME MAJOR CONSUMER ITEM, OTHER SUPPLIERS MOVED IN. AUTO-LITE WAS SUPPLIER OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO MANY MFRS. SINCE 1918, BUT STARTED MAKING SPEAK PLUGS MUCH LATER (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RED LETTERING ON PORCELAIN READS "AUTO-LITE/ +A5+"; INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "MADE IN/ CANADA"/.2 BLACK LETTERING ON BOX ENDS READS "AUTO-LITE/ SPARK PLUG/ A-5/ 14 MM"; NAVY BLUE, YELLOW, RED, & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX SIDES READS "AUTO"MADE IN CANADA PRINTED IN CANADA/ AUTO-LITE/ ELECTRIC AUTO-LITE LIMITED SARNIA, ONTARIO/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE", "AUTO-LITE/ SPARK PLUG/ GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE", "AUTO-LITE/SPARK PLUG/ IGNITION ENGINEERING"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 DARK GREY BASE, WHITE PORCELAIN, BRASS COLOURED ELECTRODE, COPPER COLOURED WASHER/.2 NAVY BLUE, YELLOW, RED

Decoration

N/A