General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 STEEL WITH BRONZE BEARING/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

14.0 cm

Width

6.7 cm

Height

6.2 cm

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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1945

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

DEVICE WHICH ENGAGES ELECTRIC MOTOR STARTER WITH AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IN ORDER TO SET ENGINE INTO MOTION, & THEN AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES STARTING MOTOR WHEN CAR BEGINS TO RUN UNDER OWN POWER.

Technical

SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN AUTOMOTIVE INERTIA STARTER DRIVE DESIGN, IN WORKABILITY, RELIABILITY, & MAINTAINABILITY OVER EARLIER SPRING DRIVEN SYSTEM. IT WAS ADOPTED IN LATE 1930S & EARLY 1940S IN HIGH-END MODELS, & IN ALL MODELS OVER NEXT DECADE OR MORE - AN ARCH-TYPE DESIGN TO END OF CENTURY (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.2 BLUE LETTERING ON BOX ENDS READING "ASCO/ CODE C18A/ AUTO STARTER LIMITED/ TORONTO HAMILTON MONTREAL"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 METALLIC/.2 BLUE & WHITE

Decoration

.2 BLUE LINING ON BOX ENDS