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
More Information
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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