Regulator, voltage

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OBJECT TYPE: GENERATOR/VIBRATING/AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0646.001

MANUFACTURER: Delco-Remy Div., General Motors Corp.
MODEL: 5858
LOCATION: Anderson, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 STEEL BASE; METAL CAP & PARTS; COPPER WIRE; RUBBER GASKET; PAPER INSULATION; NICKEL CHROMIUM WIRE ON MICA BOARD/.2 CARDBOARD WITH METAL TOP & BOTTOM

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Height: 10.4 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: Delco
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Anderson

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1945
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 SWITCHING DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING & ADJUSTING VOLTAGE & CURRENT OUTPUT OF GENERATOR USED TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC CURRENT IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.
Technical: NEW GENERATION OF VOLTAGE REGULATORS SIMILAR TO 970642 BUT EMPLOYING IMPROVED DESIGN WITH RUBBER SEALING GASKET. IT ILLUSTRATES "HIGH TECH" PACKAGING TECHNIQUES OF 1940S PRIOR TO AVAILABILTY OF HERMETICALLY SEALED PLASTIC BAGS (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 RAISED LETTERING ON CAP READS "Delco-Remy/ MADE IN U.S.A."; INCISED "5858" ON BASE/.2 BLACK & WHITE LETTERING READING "GENUINE/ Delco-Remy/ SERVICE PARTS/ THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS/ ONE/ 5858/ REGULATOR/ MADE IN U.S.A./ DELCO-REMY DIVISION/ GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION/ ANDERSON, INDIANA,U.S.A."; "Use/ GENUINE/ DELCO-REMY/ EQUIPMENT"; (c) DELCO-REMY DIVISION/ PRINTED IN U.S.A."
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 GALVANIZED BASE; GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CAP; METALLIC PARTS/.2 RED SIDES; GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED TOP & BOTTOM
Decoration: .2 WHITE STRIPE ENCIRCLING SIDES

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Delco-Remy Div., General Motors Corp., Regulator, voltage, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1997.0646, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0646.001/

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