General Information

Serial #

D18150 (.2)

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DISTRIBUTOR

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive engineering

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

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State/Province

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City

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1940

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

PART OF IGNITION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. IT USES MAGNETIC FIELD TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC SPARK WHICH EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.

Technical

THIS MAGNETO REPRESENTS EISEMAN'S ENTRANCE INTO NEW GENERATION OF SMALL COMPACT MAGNETOS. THIS TYPE WAS POPULAR FOR FARM EQUIPMENT IN YORK COUNTY. MR. OLIVER KEPT SERVICE MAGNETOS FOR USE ON POPULAR MODELS OF EQUIPMENT WHILE CUSTOMER'S MAGNETO WAS BEING REPAIRED (REF. 1).

Area Notes

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Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

REMNANTS OF ORANGE & BLACK PAINT ON METALLIC CASING & SYNTHETIC

Decoration

CAST STIPLING IN OVAL INDENTED AREA CONTAINING MFR.'S NAME ON EACH SIDE OF BASE/ MOULDED LOGO READING "EISEMANN" ON SYNTHETIC END PIECE