Timing device, ignition system
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE/HAND HELD
- DATE
- 1933–1937
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0150.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Automotive Specialty Corp.
- MODEL
- TASCO FORD V8
- LOCATION
- Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS LANP BULB, SYNTHETIC COLLAR ON CABLE, AND FABRIC COVERING ON CABLE CORD..2 METAL BOX.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.3 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Servicing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Automotive
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Brooklyn
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF TIMING DEVICE PROBABLY USED MID-1950S.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO SET TIMING OF SPARK TYPE AUTOMOTIVE IGNITION SYSTEM COMPONENTS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF TIMING DEVICE USED BY MECHANICS FOR REGULATING/SETTING THE TIMING OF A FORD V8 IGNITION SYSTEM. THIS MODEL PROBABLY USED WITH FORD'S FLAT HEAD VERSION. MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 1999.0179 AUTOMOBILE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "TASCO/ TIMING DEVICE/ FOR/ FORD V8/ [directional arrows pointing up and down]/ INSTRUCTIONS/ SPACE CONTACT POINTS.012 TO.014/ SET POINTER ON ANY LINE MARKED 8/ ADJUST BREAKER PLATE UNTIL LIGHT GOES OUT/ LIGHT MUST GO ON IN WHITE SQUARE/ SEE DETAILED INSTRUCTION SHEET/ M'F'D. BY/ THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTY CORP./ BROOKLYN, NEW YORK" printed on instrument face, together with scale. "UNIVERSAL/ PAT./ CLIP", "No/ 48-B" & "MUELLER/ ELEC. CO./ CLEVELAND, O./ MADE IN U.S.A." incised on cable clip..2 No markings visible.
- Missing
- APPEARSCOMPLETE. .2 SOME AREAS OF RED PAINT(?) COVERING BOX EXTERIOR ARE MISSING: OVERALL, FINISH IS BADLY DAMAGED.
- Finish
- .1 BLACK DIAL FACE HAS SILVER AND GOLDTONE MARKINGS; BLACK MOLDED SYNTHETIC TUNING KNOB; SILVER METAL INDICATOR NEEDLE & LAMP BULB HOUSING. INDICATOR BACK IS SILVER METAL; BLACK COVERING ON CORD..2 RED PAINT (?) COVERING OUTSIDE OF BOX IS BADLY DAMAGED: LARGE ARES PEELING AND/OR MISSING. NB: THIS FINISH MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL.
- Decoration
- N/A
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