General Information

Serial #

31585

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS; SOME RUBBER, CERAMIC, WOOD (?) AND PAPER FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

85.0 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

113.3 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

ECHLIN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MACHINE PROBABLY USED C. LATE 1940S- 1960S.

Canada

ECHLIN WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 AS A SUPPLIER OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC MARKET: IT MFD & DISTRIBUTED BRAKE, ENGINE, POWER TRANSMISSION, STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM COMPONENTS, AND SOLD THEM TO A BROAD BASE OF AFTER MARKET CUSTOMERS, WHO IN TURN SOLD THEM TO PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIANS AND DO-IT-[AT]-HOME MECHANICS. IT ALSO PROVIDED COMPONENTS TO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT CUSTOMERS FOR FACTORY INSTALLATION ON NEW VEHICLES. [Ref. 1]

Function

USED TO TEST THE EFFICIENCY OF VARIOUS AUTOMOBILE ENGINE COMPONENTS.

Technical

THIS DEVICE DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS, NOT FOR USE IN A GARAGE OR SERVICE CENTRE. THE STAND SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF MODULAR TEST PIECES, EACH OF WHICH COULD BE USED INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHERS AND THE STAND (IE. REMOVED FOR USE ELSEWHERE). THIS DESIGN PERMITTED MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY REGARDING USE, REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PEDESTAL OR CABINET: Black decal on front reads "A/ PRODUCT OF/ [illustration of walking bear, seen in profile]/ ECHLIN". Plate on right side panel, below handle, marked "SERIAL NO./ 31585"..2 Polarity, battery check, selector & calibrator controls labelled. Scales measuring performance, cam angle m.p.h. & r.p.m. labelled; "MOTOR-TUNOMETER/ [logo]/ Pat. Pend./ ECHLIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY MADE IN U.S.A." printed on instrument face. * Markings cont'd in Supp. Info.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

DARK GREEN WRINKLE-TEXTURED ENAMEL PAINT FINISH ON CABINET AND MOST COMPONENTS' CASINGS; RED-ORANGE PANELS OR FITTINGS (SYNTHETIC OR POSSIBLY RUBBER-COVERED) ON .3-.8; BLACK KNOBS, DIALS, ETC.

Decoration

N/A