General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 STEEL BODY; METAL PARTS; BAKELITE PLATE; GLASS TUBE/.2 CARDBOARD WITH METAL TOP & BOTTOM

Dimensions

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

Length

9.2 cm

Width

5.7 cm

Height

5.5 cm

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

Delco

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

Anderson

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1942 +

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OFAUTOMOBILE 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

ELECTRO-MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED ELECTRICAL CONTACT, SERVING AS SWITCH TO TURN AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHTS ON & OFF.

Technical

GENERAL REPLACEMENT & UPGRADING AUTOMOBILE SWITCHING DEVICE. BY 1930'S ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SWITCH WAS MUCH USED IN 6-VOLT AUTO-ELECTRIC SYSTEMS OF AUTOMOBILES OF PERIOD, HORNS & HEADLIGHTS. THESE RELAYS & SWITCHES ENABLED SMALL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY, JUST ENOUGH TO OPERATE SMALL ELECTROMAGNET, TO BE USED TO CONTROL RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNT OF CURRENT REQUIRED TO EITHER BLOW HORN OR OPERATE HEADLIGHTS (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED "Delco-Remy/ MADE IN U.S.A." ON TOP/.2 BLACK LETTERING READING "Delco-Remy/ ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SERVICE PARTS/ ONE/ 1116789/ REALY/ MADE IN U.S.A./ DELCO-REMY DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION/ ANDERSON, INDIANA, U.S.A.", "(C) DELCO-REMY DIV./ G.M.C./ 1941/ PRINTED IN U.S.A."; "ALWAYS USE/ ORIGINAL/ EQUIPMENT/ DELCO-REMY/ PARTS IN/ DELCO-REMY/ EQUIPMENT"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

.1 BODY PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK; METALLIC BRACKET; BLACK SYNTHETIC; COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/.2 RED CARTON WITH GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED TOP & BOTTOM

Decoration

N/A