Transmission display

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OBJECT TYPE: CUTAWAY/AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0662.001

MANUFACTURER: General Motors Corp. Oldsmobile Div.
MODEL: HYDRA-MATIC
LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: D51-33713
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION/ WOOD & PLEXIGLASS DISPLAY CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 115.0 cm
Width: 65.8 cm
Height: 200.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Models
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Motors
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Detroit

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR MFD. BETWEEN 1938-1965
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO DIRECT POWER FROM AUTOMOBILE ENGINE TO THE DRIVING AXLE
Technical: HYDRA-MATIC TRANSMISSION WAS FIRST VIABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT DEBUTED IN 1938, AND WAS QUICKLY OFFERED BY BOTH OLDSMOBILE & CADILLAC. GM MFD. THE HYDRA-MATIC FROM 1938-1965
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO CASING READS: 'HYDRA-MATIC/ TRADEMARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF/ MANUFACTURED UNDER ONE OR MORE OF/ THE FOLLOWING U.S. PATENTS/ RE21844, 2176138 2193304 2193305 2193524/ 2195605 2204872 2362418 2377696 2380680 2430258/ D51-33713/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING. ALSO PATENTED/ IN PRINCIPAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.'; ON EITHER SIDE OF TEXT IS SYMBOL- LION STANDING WITH FRONT PAW ON TOOTHED WHEEL, & TEXT: 'DETROIT/ TRANSMISSION/ DIVISION/ GM'/ NOS '12N5'; [INVERTED] '0591168' & '3' WITHIN CIRCLE CAST IN RAISED PRINT BELOW PLATE/ 'GM 5/ 614882' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON MOTOR CASING
Missing: COMPLETE (AS CUTAWAY DISPLAY PIECE)
Finish: MOTOR EXTERIOR PAINTED BLACK, RED & BLUE: RED, BLUE & YELLOW PAINTUSED TO HIGHLIGHT COMPONENTS. MUCH OF INTERNAL GEARING, ETC. RETAINS NATURAL SILVER METAL FINISH. DISPLAY CASE FEATURES CLEAR PLEXIGLASS TOP; LIGHT GREY PAINTED TABLE' & BLOND WOOD BASE
Decoration: N/A

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General Motors Corp. Oldsmobile Div., Transmission display, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1966.0662, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0662.001/

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