Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

202113

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Cast brass/ other metals

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

15,8 cm

Largeur

14,6 cm

Hauteur

13,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres motorisés

Catégorie

Génie des véhicules automoteurs

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

HERCULES

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Indiana

Ville

Indianapolis

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

c. 1910

Canada

From the collection of automobile parts and servicing equipment acquired by Mr. T.H. Oliver, father of donor, during his career in automotive serving. He worked at Willys-Olivand, Fairbanks-Morse in Toronto and an auto garage in Aurora. In 1931, he began his own business, one part of which involved automotive electrical servicing.

Fonction

Part of an ignition system of internal combustion engine. It uses a magnetic field to produce an electric spark, which explodes gasoline vapour in a cylinder of engine, enabling it to function.

Technique

Rugged, compact magneto employing oscillating principle with innovative manual trip arm, beautifully executed in cast brass with engraved brass band. Styling reflects corporate values of period, for promotion through solid attractive images, as proxy for quality construction, durability, and performance (REF. 1). The magneto ignition system was a technological innovation first developed in 1878 by Nikolaus August Otto, which was based on the principle of Siemens’ double-T armature (Diesel, Goldbeck, and Schildberger: 64). The development of electromagnetism in the 19th century greatly influenced the advancement of magnetos by various inventors around the world. As the automotive industry grew, the magneto ignition system became the standard automotive ignition system, resulting in the wide spread use of magnetos on early engines (Bosch. "Bosch Product History"). Today, automobiles rely on battery power; however, magnetos are commonly used to power small machines, including lawn mowers or snow blowers, and may be found in small gasoline engines such as motorcycles, tractors, marine, and aircraft engines because they do not need a battery ("Magneto").

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Raised & incised lettering on brass coloured plate covering magnets reads "WIZARD MAGNETO/ MANUFACTURED BY "THE HERCULES ELECTRIC CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IND./ TYPE 2SO No. 202113" WITH "WIZARD/ MAGNETO" at each end of plate.

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Grey magnets/ brass coloured parts/ metallic parts

Décoration

S/O