Spark plug

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE GAP/1 PIECE/14 MM
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0607.001

MANUFACTURER: AC Spark Plug Co.
MODEL: K-9
LOCATION: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL BASE & ELECTRODE, PORCELAIN INSULATOR/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Height: 2.5 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: AC Spark Plug
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: St. Catharines

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1932
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; SPARK PLUG IS FITTED INTO CYLINDER OF ENGINE TO PROVIDE PAIR OF ELECTRODES BETWEEN WHICH IS PASSED ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE OR SPARK WHICH IGNITES MIXTURE OF GASOLINE VAPOUR & AIR.
Technical: EARLY SPARK PLUG MADE IN CANADA & WITH CANADIAN PATENTS, SUGGESTING THAT GROWTH OF CANADIAN MARKET BY 1916 ATTRACTED MFR. FROM FLINT, MI TO CANADIAN MFG. FACILITY IN ST. CATHERINES, ON. TYPE K PLUG IN VARIOUS FORMS WAS USED IN NUMBER OF MFR. MODEL YEARS, INCLUDING CHRYSLER 1930 & NASH 1931 (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK LETTERING ON PORCELAIN READING "A.C./ K9"; INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READING "A.C. SPARK PLUG MADE IN CANADA"/.2 ORANGE, WHITE, & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX ENDS READING "AC/ SPARK PLUGS/ MADE IN CANADA/ K-9" & ON SIDES "AC/ SPARK/ PLUGS/ MADE IN CANADA/ A.C. SPARK PLUG COMPANY ST. CATHERINES, ONTARIO" WITH PATENT INFO.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 DARK GREY BASE, WHITE PORCELAIN, BRASS COLOURED END PIECE/.2 ORANGE & NAVY BLUE
Decoration: N/A

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AC Spark Plug Co., Spark plug, after 1931, Artifact no. 1997.0607, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0607.001/

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