General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BASE & ELECTRODE/ PORCELAIN INSULATOR

Dimensions

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

Length

6.6 cm

Width

2.2 cm

Height

N/A

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

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1943

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

THESE PLUGS WERE MANIFESTATION & SYMBOL OF NEW PERIOD IN CANADIAN RETAILING AFFECTING AUTOMOTIVE PARTS,, THAT IS, DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALITY SUPER STORES, LIKE CAN. TIRE, & OF RETAIL MARKET BRAND NAMES, LIKE MOTO-MASTER. THIS WAS ALSO START OF MASSIVE DO-IT-YOURSELF TREND IN CANADA (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON PORCELAIN READING "MOTO-/MASTER" & "36"/ INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "MADE IN CANADA MADE IN CANADA"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

DARK GREY BASE/ BRASS COLOURED ELECTRODE/ WHITE PORCELAIN

Decoration

N/A