Brush plate, generator

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OBJECT TYPE: REPLACEMENT
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0655.001

MANUFACTURER: VALLEY FORGE PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
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.

Length: 8.3 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 3.5 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: 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: N/A

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VALLEY FORGE PRODUCTS LTD., Brush plate, generator, circa 1942, Artifact no. 1997.0655, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0655.001/

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