General Information

Serial #

1002684

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

DIE-CAST ZINC ALLOY/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC COVERED PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

15.4 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

15.1 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

Webster

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Racine

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1910

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTERWORKING 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

MAGNETO WITH UNUSUAL ELECTRICAL DESIGN, CONSISTING OF TWIN PERMANENT U MAGNETS WITH ELECTRO-MAAGNETIC FIELD COILS & 4 PULL LAMINATED ROTOR. WEBSTER, USUALLY MFR. OF HIGH TENSION ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, WAS KNOWN FOR INNOVATIVE WORK IN THIS PERIOD. LITTLE IS KNOWN OF PATENTS UNDER WHICH THEY WERE WORKING HERE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK PAINTED PLATE COVERING MAGNET READING AT ONE END "NO/ 1002684/ MCINNERNEY/ PODLESAK/ PATENTS", IN MIDDLE "WEBSTER/ TRI-POLAR OSCILLATOR/ WEBSTER ELECTRIC CO./ RACINE, WIS., U.S.A.", & AT OTHER END "TYPE/ AMM/ MILTON/ KANE/ PATENTS"

Missing

END PLATES/ OSCILLATING MECHANISM

Finish

ORIGINALLY METALLIC GREY & BLACK

Decoration

N/A