General Information

Serial #

3685

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED STEEL BODY/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

23.8 cm

Width

15.8 cm

Height

12.0 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

MCKINNON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

St. Catharines

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1950

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OFAUTOMOBILE 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

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

Technical

DURING LATE 1940S-1950S AUTOMOBILE BECAME LARGER & HEAVIER, DRIVEN BY HIGHER HORSE POWER ENGINES, LOADED WITH ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES REQUIRING HIGHER CURRENT OUTPUT GENERATORS, FROM 10 AMPERES IN 1920S TO 35-40 AMPERES IN 1950S. INITIALLY HEAVIER WINDINGS & AIR-COOLING WERE USED, SUCH AS THIS OPEN FRAME (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "THE MCKINNON INDUSTRIES LIMITED/ Delco-Remy/ MODEL 935 W SERIAL 3685/ MADE IN CANADA/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT."

Missing

DRIVE WHEEL?

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

N/A