General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 FERROUS METAL BODY; OTHER METAL PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

6.9 cm

Width

6.9 cm

Height

6.9 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. 1937

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

STARTING SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL MOTOR USED TO CRANK AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IN ORDER TO START IT OPERATING.

Technical

THIS GENERATION OF FLOOR PEDAL ACTUATED SWITCHES BECAME MAINLINE TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYED FOR NUMBER OF YEARS THROUGH LATTER 1930S IN O 1950S, COUPLED WITH NEW SYSTEMS FR ACTUATING SWITCH & STARTER-DRIVE MECHANICALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. IT WAS USED ON DELCO-REMY STARTERS USED ON BUICK 1931-32, CADILLAC 1932-1933 ETC. (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.2 WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO, ARMATURES, SPARK PLUGS, GOVERNORS, WIRE & CABLES" ON FOUR SIDES, ONE WITH BLACK STAMPED "DR464"; WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO/ MANUFACTURED FOR/ AND GUARANTEED BY/ AUTO STARTER LIMITED/ Toronto, Ontario" ON 2 SIDES

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 GALVANIZED; COPPER COLOURED & FLAT BLACK PAINTED PART/.2 NAVY BLUE & WHITE

Decoration

N/A