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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0671.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard

Dimensions

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

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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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. 1935
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURINGCAREER 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: Unknown
Technical: EARLY EXAMPLE OF FLOOR PEDAL ACTUATED SWITCH FOR MOUNTING DIRECTLY OVER STARTING MOTOR, APPROACH THAT WOULD CONTINUE IN SOME FORM INTO 1950S (E.G. TRUCKS). IT REPRESENTED 2ND GENERATION OF MOTOR STARTING SWITCHES FOR USE WITH ELECTRIC STARTERS WITH BENDIX DRIVES - RELATIVELY CRUDE DEVICE IN CONCEPT & OPERATION (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO, ARMATURES, SPARK PLUGS, WIRE and CABLES, MAGNETOS, IGNITION COILS, STARTER DRIVES, CARBURETORS, GOVERNORS" ON 4 SIDES; WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO/ MANUFACTURED FOR/ AND GUARANTEED BY/ AUTO STARTER LIMITED/ Toronto, Ontario" ON 2 SIDES
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: NAVY BLUE & WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1997.0671, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0671.002/

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