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OBJECT TYPE: KEY LOCK SWITCH/3 TERMINAL
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0720.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: UNIVERSAL LOCK SWITCH
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL WITH BAKELITE BACKPLATE/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

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.
Technical: IN COMPARISON WITH 970719, MORE SOPHISTICATED SWITCH IN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, TRACING CHANGES IN AUTO-ELECTRIC PARTS DESIGN & FABRICATION. SWITCH COULD BE USED FOR AUTOMOBILES, MOTOR BOATS, AIRCRAFT, RADIOS, ACCESSORIES. IT COULD BE USED FOR CONTROL OF BOTH IGNITION & ACCESSORIES (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .2 BLACK & WHITE LETTERING READING "UNIVERSAL/ LOCK/ SWITCH"; "A/ GENERAL PURPOSE/ FOR/ AUTOMOBILES/ MOTOR BOATS/ AIRCRAFT, RADIOS/ ACCESSORIES/ MADE IN U.S.A."
Missing: .2 END FLAPS
Finish: .1 METALLIC GREY METAL, CHROME PLATED PARTS, BLACK BAKELITE/.2 BLUE & BUFF OR WHITE?
Decoration: BLUE LINING ON BOX, B&W ILLUSTRATION OF SWITCH & KEY

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Unknown Manufacturer, Switch, ignition, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1997.0720, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0720.001/

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