General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARBON BRUSH/ COPPER WIRE/ METAL LUG

Dimensions

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

Length

6.0 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

2.5 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. 1929

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 INVOLVEDAUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

ELECTRICAL BRUSH FROM AUTOMOTIVE GENERATOR, PART OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY.

Technical

VERY EARLY ELECTRICAL BRUSH USING CARBON COMPOSITION. DEVELOPMENT IF CARBON BRUSH WAS IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPMENT OF AUTO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR AS IT WAS TO MANY OTHER PIECES OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. EARLY ELECTRICAL BRUSHES WERE SOFT & WITH INSUFFICIENT WEAR & SHEAR STRENGTH, REQUIRING FREQUENT REPLACEMENT (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLUE LETTERING ON BOX READS "STANDARD/ AUTOMOTIVE BRUSHES/ Made in U.S.A", "STANDARD BRUSH SALES/ 499 YONGE ST. TORONTO, 5, ONT.", "ONE "UNIT"/ QUANTITY 10/ CODE No. F-4", "THIS SEALED "UNIT" ASSURES YOUR RE-/ CEIVING "STANDARD" AUTOMOTIVE BRUSHES/ IN EXACT CONDITION THEY LEFT THE/ FACTORY INSPECTOR"/, "INSPECTOR 44/ LOT No. 8-39"

Missing

5 BRUSHES FROM PACKAGE

Finish

CHARCOAL GREY CARBON/ COPPER COLOURED WIRE/ METALLIC LUG/ BLUE & GREY? BOX

Decoration

RED LOGO ON BOX CONSISTING OF "S" & "TRADE MARK/ BEST BY TEST"