Switch, starting motor

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OBJECT TYPE: FLOOR MOUNTED FOOT ACTUATED
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0670.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: DR 462
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 FERROUS METAL BODY, OTHER METAL PARTS/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.9 cm
Width: 6.9 cm
Height: 6.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive engineering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1935
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: STARTING SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL MOTOR USED TO CRANK AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IN ORDER TO START IT OPERATING.
Technical: EARLY FLOOR MOUNTED STARTER SWITCH TO BE OPERATED DIRECTLY BY DRIVER'S FOOT WITHOUT ANY OTHER MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES. THIS WAS SIMPLE SYSTEM BUT AWKWARD & DIFFICULT FOR MANY DRIVERS, SOON TO BE REPLACED BY EASIER METHODS. THIS WAS USED WITH DELCO-REMY STARTERS 405A & 405C; BLACKHAWK 1919-1931 ETC. (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .2 WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO, ARMATURES, SPARK PLUGS, GOVERNORS, WIRE & CABLES" ON FOUR SIDES, ONE WITH BLACK STAMPED "DR 462"; WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO/ MANUFACTURED FOR/ AND GUARANTEED BY/ AUTO STARTER LIMITED/ Toronto, Ontario" ON 2 SIDES
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 GALVANIZED; COPPER COLOURED PARTS/.2 NAVY BLUE & WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Switch, starting motor, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1997.0670, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0670.001/

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