Switch, starting motor

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OBJECT TYPE: DASHBOARD MOUNTED
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0673.001

MANUFACTURER: HENCOL
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL CASE/ BRASS & METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.1 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Height: 2.2 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: HENCOL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

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: STARTING SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL MOTOR USED TO CRANK AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IN ORDER TO START IT OPERATING.
Technical: THIS SWITCH ILLUSTRATES NEW GENERATION OF DASHBOARD-MOUNTED PUSH-BUTTON SWITCHING WHICH CAME INTO USE IN LATTER 1940S & EARLY 1950S. THIS IS INTERMEDIATE STAGE ON WAY TO KEY STARTING IN LATTER 1950S & 1960S (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING READING "HENCOL/ BOSTON"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PLATED STEEL/ BROWN SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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