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OBJECT TYPE: STARTING MOTOR
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0675.001

MANUFACTURER: Auto Starter Ltd.
MODEL: MAW2030
LOCATION: Canada

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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 SHAFT & CORE; COPPER COMMUTATOR & WIRE; MICA/.2 CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.0 cm
Width: 8.6 cm
Height: 8.6 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: ASCO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1946
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BYMR. 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: MOVABLE PART IN ELECTROMAGNETIC MECHANICAL DEVICE, SUCH AS WINDING IN IN WHICH ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE IS INDUCED IN ELECTRIC MOTOR, FOR INSTANCE AUTOMOBILE STARTING MOTOR.
Technical: ARMATURE DESIGNED FOR NEW GENERATION OF BENDIX CLUTCH GEAR DRIVES FOR "POSITIVE SHIFT" EMPLOYING SPLINE SHAFT, DESIGN CONCEPT THAT WOULD BE USED FOR MANY YEARS LEADING TOWARDS END OF CENTURY. IT WAS SPECIFIED FOR CHRYSLER 1935-1949; DESOTO 1936-1948; DODGE 1937-1946 ETC. (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .2 BLUE LETTERING ON LABEL READING "ASCO/ NO. MAW2030/ AUTO STARTER LTD."; BLUE STAMPED LETTERING ON SIDE READS "CORRUGATED PAPER BOX CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA" WITH "CERTIFICATE/ OF BOX MAKER"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 COPPER COLOURED METAL; POLISHED SHAFT; BLACK ENAMELLED WIRE; PURPLE PARTS/.2 NATURAL CARDBOARD WITH WHITE LABEL
Decoration: N/A

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Auto Starter Ltd., Armature, circa 1947, Artifact no. 1997.0675, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0675.001/

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