General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

STEEL PLATE/ BRASS RODS & YOKE/ METAL PARTS/ CERAMIC SPARK PLUG/ RUBBER BELT/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Servicing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Oliver

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Aurora

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1928 +

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

DEVICE CONSTRUCTED IN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY TO TEST WIDE RANGE OF SINGLE CYLINDER OSCILLATING & TRIP MAGNETOS FOR PURPOSES OF SERVICE & REPAIR.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF DIAGNOSTIC & TEST EQUIPMENT DESIGNED & MADE IN AUTO SERVICE SHOP FOR USE THERE. SUCH EQUIPMENT WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY IN EARLY YEARS OF AUTO SERVICE INDUSTRY & HAD TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE FIELD (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON MAGNETO READS "JUNE 24, '19/ MAR. 30, '20/ APR. 1, '24/ PATENTED/ APR. 6, '24/ APR. 16, '24/ SEPT. 29, '25/ OCT. 20, '25/ TYPE EK NO. 398910/ MADE IN/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A./ TRADE/ MARK/ WICO/ REGIS-/TERED/ GUARANTEED FOR ALL TIME AGAINST/ DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND/ WORKMANSHIP/ ELECTRIC COMPANY/ U.S. AND/ FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING"/.2 RED LETTERING READS CHAMPION-O COM/ REG. IN CANADA MADE IN CANADA"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

PAINTED BLACK/ METALLIC & BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ WHITE CERAMIC/ BLACK RUBBER

Decoration

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