General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL BODY/ SYNTHETIC BASE/ BAKELITE KNOB

Dimensions

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

Length

6.3 cm

Width

2.6 cm

Height

3.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cole

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1940 +

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 HEBEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

DEVICE USED TO TURN OFF & ON COMPONENT OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR ACCESSORY OF AUTOMOBILE.

Technical

SWITCH IS EXAMPLE OF NEW GENERATION OF MATERIAL & CONSTRUCTION METHODS, PROBABLY INFLUENCED BY DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO SWITCHING. EASY-ON PUSH/PULL SWITCHES WERE POPULAR BECAUSE OF EASE OF OPERATION & SIMPLICITY OF DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION. THIS SWITCH HAS 1/2 IN. MOUNT EXTENSION FOR METAL DASHBOARDS (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC BODY & PARTS/ BROWN BASE/ BLACK KNOB

Decoration

N/A