General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALL METAL LOCK & KEYS, INCLUDING STEEL PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

5.6 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

3.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Automotive

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

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

DEVICE WHICH TURNS ON OR OFF ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ACTUATING STARTING MOTOR OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF AUTOMOBILE, AS WELL AS OTHER LIGHTING & ACCESSORY CIRCUITS. THIS SWITCH TURNS LEFT TO INITIATE ALL CIRCUITS EXCEPT STARTING & KEY TURNS RIGHT FOR STARTING ELECTRIC STARTING MOTOR.

Technical

EARLY IGNITION SWITCH LOCK USING RELATIVELY SOPHISTICATED MATERIALS & FABRICATION METHODS FOR PERIOD, MARKETED FOR USE IN CARS, TRUCKS, MOTOR BOATS, AIRCRAFT. ITS 7/8 IN. EXTENSION BODY ALLOWED IT TO BE USED ON WOODEN COWLS & DASHBOARDS AS WELL AS LATER METAL ONES (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INCISED "NF79" ON KEYS/.2 BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX READS "GENERAL/ ELECTRICAL SWITCH/ FOR GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE USE/ GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE/ SPECIALTY CO., INC./ NEW YORK, N.Y."; "for/ ELECTRICAL/ ACCESSORIES/ IGNITION, RADIO/ ETC."; "for/ PASSENGER CARS/ TRUCKS/ MOTOR BOATS/ AIRCRAFT"; "GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE/ SPECIALTY CO., INC./ NEW YORK, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A."; "ULS 700/ LOCK SWITCH/ 3 TERMINAL/ SA 51"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 METALLIC GREY WITH POLISHED PARTS & KEYS/ WHITE & BLACK BOX WITH RED SECTION

Decoration

.2 BLACK STRIPING