General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 STEEL/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

14.0 cm

Width

6.7 cm

Height

6.2 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

Bendix

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Elmira

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1930

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

DEVICE WHICH ENGAGES ELECTRIC MOTOR STARTER WITH AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IN ORDER TO SET ENGINE INTO MOTION, & THEN AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES STARTING MOTOR WHEN CAR BEGINS TO RUN UNDER OWN POWER.

Technical

REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT FOR 2ND DECADE OF 20TH C. IN WHICH THIS SIMPLE DEVICE WAS USED TO ENGAGE & DISENGAGE STARTING MOTOR WITH AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE. PROCESS OF INSTANT DISENGAGEMENT WAS CRUCIAL TO AVOID DESTRUCTION OF STARTING MOTOR BY AUTO ENGINE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INCISED LETTERING READING "ECLIPSE/ BENDIX/ MADE IN/ ELMIRA/ NY USA" WITH PATENT INFO./.2 BLUE LETTERING ON BOX ENDS READING "ASCO/ CODE # 11/ AUTO STARTER LIMITED/ TORONTO HAMILTON MONTREAL"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 BRUSHED/.2 BLUE & WHITE

Decoration

.2 BLUE LINING ON BOX ENDS