Magneto
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.1050.002
- MANUFACTURER
- General Motors Corp.; Delco Appliance Div.
- MODEL
- S12RAR4
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 161430
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Steel, aluminum & brass; wooden board.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.0 cm
- Width
- 17.0 cm
- Height
- 23.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aircraft parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Motors
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A magneto is an electric generator that uses magnets to produce an alternating current for an aviation piston engine. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering on mfr's. plate reads (no's. are stamped or engraved): "NORTH EAST/NE/MAGNETO/TYPE S12RAR4/SPEC. PM2003/DWG. NO. 808982K/SERIAL 161430/ORDER A816676/EXHAUST/DELCO APPLIANCE DIVISION/GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION/ROCESTER, N.Y./PATENTS APPLIED FOR/MADE IN U.S.A."; lettering on serial plate reads: "SERIAL 161430".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Predom. grey.
- Decoration
- None.
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General Motors Corp.; Delco Appliance Div., Magneto, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.1050, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.1050.002/
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