General Information

Serial #

3236570

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST BODY/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ REMNANT OF FABRIC COVERED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length

30.5 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

17.7 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

Bosch

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Springfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1913

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 EARLY MAGNETO DESIGN BY ROBERT BOSCH. MAGNETO IMPULSE WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED AS MANUAL RESET DEVICE, HERE SEEN AS EARLY DESIGN CONCEPT. AMERICAN BOSCH WAS LEADER IN AUTO ELECTRIC FIELD FROM ITS EARLIEST YEARS, ITS PRODUCTS SETTING STANDARDS OF DESIGN & PERFORMANCE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BRASS COLOURED PLATE READS "BOSCH IMPULSE STARTER/ MADE IN U.S.A./ AMERICAN BOSCH MAGNETO CORPORATON/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS."/ INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "AMERICAN/ BOSCH/ ZR4-1S-ED.18/ 3236570" WITH PATENT INFO. ON OTHER SIDE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MAGNETS ORIGINALLY PAINTED GREEN/ CASING ORIGINALLY PAINTED BLACK WITH RED END PLATE/ METALLIC & BRASS COLOURED PARTS

Decoration

INCISED LOGO ON BASE