General Information

Serial #

2898

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL CASING & PARTS/ RUBBER COVERED CORD/ SYNTHETIC PLUG, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

33.6 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

10.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Servicing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ELECTRO MAGNETIC

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Cicero

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1939

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVESERVICING. 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

PORTABLE POWER TOOL WHICH COULD BE FITTED WITH VARIETY OF TOOL HEADS SUCH AS DRILL, THIS ONE USED IN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC REPAIR FACILITY.

Technical

EARLY EXAMPLE OF UNITARY, SELF-POWERED & SELF-CONTAINED POWER TOOL REQUIRING ONLY ATTACHMENT TO ELECTRICAL SOURCE. BY END OF CENTURY, PORTABLE POWER TOOLS WOULD BE MUCH LIGHTER & CONTAIN THEIR OWN POWER SUPPLY, FREEING THEM COMPLETELY FROM ALL EXTERNAL CONSTRAINTS (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING ON PLATE READS "ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TOOL CO./ Speed Way/ TYPE ULD NO. 2898 VOLTS 115/ UNIVERSAL/ CICERO?, ILL. ADJOINING CHICAGO, U.S.A."

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CASING PAINTED DARK BROWN/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK RUBBER & SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A