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- OBJECT TYPE
- HEADLIGHT/PUSH-PULL/2 POSITION
- DATE
- 1936
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0723.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Culver
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL BODY/ BRASS PARTS/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Culver
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Detroit
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1941
- Canada
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FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIREDBY 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
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DEVICE USED TO TURN OFF & ON COMPONENT OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR ACCESSORY OF AUTOMOBILE, IN THIS CASE HEADLIGHTS. - Technical
-
SWITCH WITH LIGHT WELL TO HOLD LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE TRANSLUCENT HANDLE (MISSING), IN ORDER TO CREATE ILLUMINATED LIGHT SWITCH IN AUTOMOBILE. THIS IS EXAMPLE OF POST WWII SELLING FEATURE, INTENDED TO ATTRACT BUYING PUBLIC WITH CLAIMS OF COMFORT & CONVENIENCE (REF. 1). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED LETTERING READING "CULVER/ DETROIT/ PAT. NOV. 24, 36"
- Missing
- HANDLE
- Finish
- BRUSHED METAL/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ BROWN SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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Culver, Switch, automotive, after 1936, Artifact no. 1997.0723, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0723.001/
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