General Information

Serial #

281666

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST BODY; BRASS END PLATES; OTHER METAL PARTS; SYNTHETIC COVERED WIRE; DIE-CAST METAL GEAR/.2 ZINC ALLOY DIE-CAST BODY; BRASS END PLATES; OTHER METAL PARTS; CAST IRON GEAR WHEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

12.8 cm

Width

8.2 cm

Height

13.5 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

IH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

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

PART OF IGNITION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. IT USES MAGNETIC FIELD TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC SPARK WHICH EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.

Technical

IHC WAS MAJOR MFR. OF MOTORIZED FARM MACHINERY FROM EARLY IN CENTURY, ALSO MFG. MAJOR PARTS SUCH AS MAGNETO..1 HAS EARLY DIE-CAST GEAR WHICH SHOWS SIGNS OF FAILURE, LEADING TO USE OF HEAVIER CAST IRON OR STEEL GEARS (.2, 970549). METALLURGY OF NON-FERROUS ALLOYS WAS RELATIVELY CRUDE AT THIS TIME & PRODUCTS SOMETIMES POOR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GREY LETTERING ON EACH SIDE OF PLATE COVERING MAGNETS READS "TYPE-L/ INTERNATIONAL/ HARVESTER/ COMPANY/ CHICAGO/ U.S.A./ PATENTED JAN. 30, 1917"; CAST"INTERNATIONAL/ HARVESTER/ COMPANY/ CHICAGO" ON BASE; GREY LETTERING ON TOP OF PLATE READS "OIL MAGNETO BEARINGS/ ONCE A DAY/ WITH CREAM SEPARATOR/ OR SEWING MACHINE OIL/ NEVER USE CYLINDER OIL"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MAGNETS PAINTED BLACK/ METALLIC GREY BODY/ BRASS COLOURED & PLATED PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED METAL STRIP COVERING MAGNETS/.1 SYNTHETIC COVERED WIRE

Decoration

GREY "IHC" LOGO ON EACH SIDE OF PLATE COVERING MAGNETS/ CAST "IHC" LOGO ON BASE