General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BASE, MOTOR CASING, PARTS/ COPPER SWITCHES/ WOOD PANEL/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ CERAMIC INSULATORS/ GLASS LAMP BULB & METER COVER/ FABRIC? COVERED WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length

41.0 cm

Width

29.5 cm

Height

43.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Servicing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Allen

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C.1922 +

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

DEVICE USED IN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY TO TEST AUTOMOTIVE GENERATORS & ARMATURES, AS WELL AS BRUSH SETTING, CUTOUT TESTING & STARTER MOTOR TESTING (SEE REF.).

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY AUTO-ELECTRIC DIAGNOSTIC & TESTING EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED & MARKETED IN EARLY 1920'S, EQUIPMENT THAT WAS DESPERATELY NEEDED BY THEN BY AUTO SERVICE INDUSTRY. ORIGINAL 25 CYCLE MOTOR WAS NOT REPLACED AT TIME OF FREQUENCY CONVERSION IN ONTARIO C. 1949, MAKING THIS PART OF STAND INOPERABLE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "ALLEN ELECTRIC. MFG. CO./ DETROIT, MICH./ U.S.A."/ PLATE ON MOTOR READS "ROBBINS & MYERS CO. OF CANADA LIMITED/ BRANTFORD, CANADA/ H.P. 1/4 VOLTS 110 CYCLES 25/ FRAME 378 AMPS 5.3/ PHASE 1 F.A. NO. D30270"/ BLACK LETTERING ON METER READS "PATTERN NO.54/ AMPERES/ JEWELL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT LTD./ 305392 (HANDWRITTEN)"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

PAINTED BLACK BASE, FRAME, MOTOR CASING, PARTS/ WHITE CERAMIC & METER FACE/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK WIRE COVERINGS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT METER WINDOW/ WHITE LAMP BULB

Decoration

N/A