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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0677.002

MANUFACTURER: Eclipse-Bendix
MODEL: 11
LOCATION: Elmira, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive engineering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bendix
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Elmira

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930
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: Unknown
Technical: REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT FOR 2ND DECADE OF 20TH C. IN WHICH THIS SIMPLE DEVICE WAS USED TO ENGAGE & DISENGAGE STARTING MOTOR WITH AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE. PROCESS OF INSTANT DISENGAGEMENT WAS CRUCIAL TO AVOID DESTRUCTION OF STARTING MOTOR BY AUTO ENGINE (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON BOX ENDS READING "ASCO/ CODE # 11/ AUTO STARTER LIMITED/ TORONTO HAMILTON MONTREAL"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLUE & WHITE
Decoration: BLUE LINING ON BOX ENDS

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