Spark plug

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE GAP/1 PIECE/7/8 IN./18 SAE
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0615.001

MANUFACTURER: ASCO
MODEL: M.A.
LOCATION: Canada

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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, CARDBOARD PROTECTOR/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.1 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Height: 3.3 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: ASCO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1938
Canada: FROMCOLLECTION 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: LIKELY MADE AS REPLACEMENT SPARK PLUG FOR OEM'S WITH 7/8 18 SAE THREADED BASE IN STANDARD LENGTHS, SUCH AS CHAMPION C4. MADE FOR ASCO; AUTO-ELECTRIC PART MFR. ASCO ENTERED SPARK PLUG FIELD IN 1930S, MARKETING MOSTLY TO TRADE (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK LOGO READING "ASCO" & LETTERING READING "M.A."/.2 BLUE, WHITE & RED LETTERING ON BOX END READING "ASCO/ SPARK/ PLUG", "ASCO/ SPARK PLUG/ M.A.", BLUE & WHITE LETTERING ON SIDES READS "PRICE 75 cts./ SPARK PLUG", "MADE/ ESPECIALLY/ FOR/ HIGH/ COMPRESSION/ MOTORS", "GUARANTEED FOR/ 25,000 MILES OF/ SATISFACTORY SERVICE/ SPARK PLUG"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 DARK GREY BASE, WHITE PORCELAIN, BRASS COLOURED ELECTRODE, COPPER COLOURED WASHER, BLACK PROTECTOR/.2 BLUE & WHITE
Decoration: .2 ILLUSTRATION OF SPARK PLUG

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ASCO, Spark plug, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1997.0615, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0615.001/

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