General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ FIBRE-BOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

10.3 cm

Width

3.3 cm

Height

7.1 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

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1932

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

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 NO-NAME GENERATOR CUT-OUT SWITCH DESIGNED FOR WIDE RANGE OF MFR.'S MODEL YEARS FORM 1920S TO 1930S. SEVERAL COST CUTTING FEATURES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED, AS MEANS OF MEETING INCREASING COMPETITION OF REPLACEMENT MARKET (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CAP/ GALVANIZED BASE/ BROWN FIBRE-BOARD

Decoration

N/A