General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

3

Total Parts

3

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

.1-.2 STEEL BASE PLATES & MOUNTING PINS; BRASS BRUSH HOLDERS; FIBER INSULATING BOARDS/.3 METAL & FIBRE-BOARD PARTS, CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive engineering

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

VALLEY

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1942

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

AUTOMOTIVE GENERATOR PARTS CONSISTING OF MAIN BRUSH PLATE WHICH IS BOLTED DIRECTLY TO BRUSH END PLATE; THIRD BRUSH PLATE MOUNTS CONCENTRICALLY WITH IT & IS ADJUSTED TO FIXED POSITION FOR CORRECT CHARGING RATE; INSULATING BRUSH PLATE KIT PROVIDES NECESSARY ASSEMBLY TO HOLD BRUSH ON PLATE, PROVIDING SPRING TENSION (REF. 1).

Technical

MAIN & THIRD BRUSH PLATES ARE FOR DIFFERENT GENERATOR MODELS BUT ILLUSTRATE METHOD OF SUPPORTING GENERATOR BRUSHES, HELD UNDER SPRING PRESSURE AGAINST HIGH SPEED ROTATING COMMUTATOR, WHICH WAS TYPICAL OF THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR OF 1920S-1940S. BRUSH PLATE KIT WAS TYPICAL OF LABOUR INTENSIVE MFG. PROCESSES OF TIMES (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.3 WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX READING "Valley Forge/ PRODUCTS" & "Valley Forge/ PART NO./ 400"

Missing

APPEAR COMPLETE

Finish

POLISHED (CADMIUM) STEEL/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ RED-BROWN FIBRE-BOARD/ ORANGE, WHITE & BLACK BOX

Decoration

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