General Information

Serial #

39511

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

18.3 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

15.1 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

Webster

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Racine

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1915

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

PART OF IGNITION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. IT USES MAGNETIC FIELD TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC SPARK WHICH EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.

Technical

RARE MAGNETO WITH "CADILLAC" LIKE CONSTRUCTION IN SOPHISTICATED BRASS CASTING WORK FROM TIME WHEN OTHER MFRS. WERE ATTEMPTING TO USE LIGHT- WEIGHT, LOW COST ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST, NON-FERROUS MAGNETIC MATERIALS. WEBSTER WAS ADVANCED MFR. OF ELECTRICAL EQ & WAS APPARENTLY WORKING HERE UNDER PATENTS HELD BY OTHER MFRS (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "WEBSTER MAGNETO" WITH PATENT INFO. & "TYPE JZ5 NO. 39511/ WEBSTER ELECTRIC CO./ RACINE, WIS., U.S.A."/ CAST LETTERINGON BASE READING "PODLESAK PATENTS"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MAGNETS & PARTS PAINTED BLACK/ BRASS COLOURED BASE & PARTS

Decoration

N/A