Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

59790

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Zinc alloy casing/ other metal parts/ fabric covered wire/ brass mfg. plate

Dimensions

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

Longueur

15,5 cm

Largeur

12,0 cm

Hauteur

18,0 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

KOKOMO

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Indiana

Ville

Kokomo

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

c. 1920

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

Early and unusual magneto with several unique features, over designed in period when design practices and materials were highly experimental. Kingston made specialized auto components in early years of century, especially carburetors; their involvement in the magneto field appears to have been short-lived (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

Brass coloured plate reading '"KINGSTON"/ KOKOMO ELECTRIC CO./ KOKOMO, IND., U.S.A."/ incised "59790" on base/ CW Ttag reading "Ross Elliott/ Bradford"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Remanants of black paint on magnets & body/ metallic parts/ grey? wire covering

Décoration

Cast "KINGSTON" on casing