Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

CAST IRON STAND/ METAL PARTS/ COPPER SWITCHES/ BRASS PARTS/ WOOD BATTERY STAGE, CONTROL PANEL, PARTS/ PORCELAIN INSULATORS/ GLASS METER WINDOWS & LAMP BULB/ SYNTHETIC/ FABRIC? COVERED WIRING

Dimensions

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

Longueur

101,5 cm

Largeur

62,0 cm

Hauteur

164,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres motorisés

Catégorie

Entretien

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Allen

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Michigan

Ville

Kalamazoo

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

C. 1948 +

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.

Fonction

DEVICE USED IN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY TO TEST AUTOMOTIVE GENERATORS.

Technique

AS AUTOMOTIVE GENERATORS BECAME LARGER WITH GREATER OUTPUTS (AS REQUIRED BY GREATER USE OF ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES), THEY ALSO BECAME MORE COMPLEX, REQUIRING MORE SOPHISTICATED CURRENT REGULATORS & VOLTAGE CONTROL DEVICES, SUCH AS THOSE ON THIS TEST STAND.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

PLATE ON MOTOR READS "NORTHWESTERN ELECTRIC CO./ CHICAGO U.S.A./ VAR. SPEED/ BRUSH SHIFTMOTOR/ 3/4 H.P. 60 CY. 3600/1200 R.P.M./ AB3 TYPE 1 PHASE M3030 SPEC./ 100/220 VOLTS 10/5 AMPS./ NO. 58560"/ LETTERING ON VOLTMETER READS "PATTERN NO. 54/ VOLTS/ ALLEN ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ DETROIT, MICH./ JEWELL ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO./ 306397 (HANDWRITTEN)"/ LETTERING ON OTHER METERS READS "MILLIAMPERES/ ALOE/ ST. LOUIS/ 373183 (HANDWRITTEN)"; "MADE IN U.S.A./ A.C./ MILLIAMPERES/ HOYT METER/ TYPE 531"; "PATTERN NO. 54/ DIRECT CURRENT/ AMPERES/ JEWELL ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO./ 323500 (HANDWRITTEN)"/ * SEE DECORATION

Manque

UNKNOWN

Fini

BLACK PAINTED STAND, WOOD, MOTOR CASING, PARTS/ BROWN STAINED DRAWER FRONT/ WHITE PORCELAIN/ BRASS COLOURED. BRUSHED, METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK & BROWN WIRE COVERING/ WHITE METER FACES, 1 BLACK METER FACE/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS WINDOWS

Décoration

* MARKINGS: LETTERING ON BLACK FACED METER READS "R.P.M. IN HUNDREDS/ PAT. PEND./ VICTOMETER/ JOS. W. JONES/ NEW YORK', U.S.A."/ WHITE? LETTERING ON LABELS ON CONTROL PANEL FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS