Switch, generator
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AUTOMATIC CUT-OUT
- DATE
- 1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0638.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL COVER & PARTS/ FIBRE-BOARD INSULATION
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.5 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 3.5 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1925
- Canada
-
1) OLIVER, G.L., "ARTIFACTS OF AUTO-ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY, CANADA'S FIRST HALF CENTURY", WORK IN PROGRESS, 1997/ 2) ACQUISITION PROPOSAL BY D.W. MONAGHAN (BOTH IN SUPP. INFO. 970545) - Function
-
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC DEVICE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY CUTS IN GENERATOR OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEN FORMER IS GENERATING ENOUGH POWER FOR USE IN ENGINE, & THEN CUTS GENERATOR OUT WHEN ITS POWER PRODUCTION IS INSUFFICIENT. - Technical
-
EARLY AUTOMATIC CUT-OUT SWITCH USED BY FORD ON THEIR EARLY 3RD BRUSH GENRATING SYSTEMS. STYLING, ENGINEERING DESIGN & HEAVY CONSTRUCTION ARE UNIQUE FOR PERIOD. AUTOMATIC GENERATOR CUT-OUT SWITCH OF 1920S-1930S HERALDED NEW GENRE OF AUTOMATED DEVICE (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- CAST "Ford" ON CAP TOP & "WL" ON SIDE
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED TOP/ GALVANIZED BASE/ BROWN INSULATION/ METALLIC PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Switch, generator, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1997.0638, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0638.001/
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