General Information

Serial #

3868071

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST BODY/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ CERAMIC INSULATOR/ SYNTHETIC END PIECE

Dimensions

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

Length

22.5 cm

Width

12.2 cm

Height

16.5 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. 1913-1953 (LATTERFROM TAG)

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

MODEL DU4 TECHNOLOGY WIDELY APPLIED BY BOSCH FOR AUTOMOTIVE USE HAS BEEN ADAPTED HERE FOR TWO-CYLINDER ENGINES, LIKELY FOR FARM & CONSTRUCTION WORK. 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

INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READS "AMERCAN BOSCH/ MAGNETO CORP'N/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS." & "DU4/2 ED26/ MADE IN U.S.A. V1/ 180 [DEGREES]" ON ONE SIDE OF BASE & "DU4/2 ED26/ 180 [DEGREES] VI/ 3868071" WITH PATENT NOS. ON OTHER/ TAG READS ""FROM T.H. OLIVER/ REFRIGERATION & ELECTRIC SERVICE/ PHONE 251, AURORA/ To Mr. Russell Harrison/ Mt. Albert/ Left for Sale $15.00 Net/ June 22/53 Bosch DU2-4 Magneto"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK PAINTED MAGNETS/ REMNANTS OF BLACK PAINT? ON BODY/ METALLIC PARTS/ RED-BROWN SYNTHETIC/ WHITE CERAMIC

Decoration

INCISED BOSCH LOGO ON EACH SIDE OF BASE