General Information

Serial #

149211

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED STEEL CASING/ METAL PARTS/ FABRIC? COVERED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length

24.0 cm

Width

16.3 cm

Height

11.5 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

Anderson

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Dayton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1942

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OFDONOR, 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

DEVICE WHICH GENERATES DIRECT CURRENT TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Technical

BY 1940S, GENERATORS OF IDENTICAL MODEL & SPECIFICATION NUMBERS WERE BEING MFD. FOR GENERAL MOTORS ON BOTH SIDES OF CANADA-U.S. BORDER BY MCKINNON INDUSTRIES OF ST. CATHERINES, ON (970628) & ANDERSON IN DAYTON, OHIO. THIS GENERATOR WAS USED ON CHEV STANDARD 1930-1934, PONTIAC 1930-1931, GMC TRUCKS 1930-1935 ETC. (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "ANDERSON IND./ Delco-Remy/ MODEL 943J SERIAL 149211/ MADE INU.S.A./ AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT"

Missing

DRIVE WHEEL?

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

N/A