General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED STEEL CASING/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

21.1 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

17.5 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

Ford

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1925

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 1931HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

DEVICE WHICH GENERATES DIRECT CURRENT TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Technical

THIS GENERATOR, WITH HINGED MOUNTING & 3RD BRUSH CONTROL SYSTEM, BECAME KIND OF PROTOTYPE CONFIGURATION FOR DC BIPOLAR AUTO ELECTRIC GENERATOR TO FOLLOW. ITS CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE REFLECTED, WITH MODIFICATIONS, IN PRODUCTS OF MAJOR MFRS. THROUGH TO MID-CENTURY (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

BLACK/ COPPER COLOURED PARTS

Decoration

N/A