General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL CASING; SYNTHETIC CAP/.2 CARDBOARD CARTON WITH PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length

16.5 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive engineering

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GUARANTEED

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1932

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 WHICH PROVIDES SPARK THAT EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.

Technical

EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF 1930S WAS LOCK SWITCH & EXTENSION LOCK SWITCH IGNITION COIL, IN WHICH FOR SECURITY PURPOSES IGNITION LOCK WAS CLOSELY CONNECTED AS PART OF IGNITION COIL EITHER DIRECTLY AS PART OF COILED BASE OR THROUGH METAL SHIELDED CABLE. THIS COIL IS EARLY UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT NON-VIBRATOR TYPE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 YELLOW & RED LABEL READING "GUARANTEED PARTS/ LIMITED" WITH LOGO/.2 YELLOW LABEL WITH BLACK LETTERING READING "THIS BOX CONTAINS ONE/ GUARANTEED/ Service Coil/ TRADE MARK REG./ CODE/ GC-36/ Guaranteed Parts Limited/ TORONTO - CANADA"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED METAL, BROWN SYNTHETIC/.2 BUFF CARDBOARD WITH YELLOW LABEL

Decoration

N/A