General Information

Serial #

2622878

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY CASING/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DISTRIBUTOR & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

19.0 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

15.0 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

FAIRBANKS MORSE

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1940

Canada

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

THIS MAGNETO HAS SOPHISTICATED DESIGN FOR FLANGE MOUNTING, ALLOWING CLOSE COUPLING BETWEEN ENGINE & MAGNETO, WHICH WAS GEAR DRIVEN FROM ENGINE. FAIRBANKS-MORSE WAS PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN MFR. OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES& EQUIPMENT FOR MFG., FARM & CONSTRUCTION WORK, WHICH LED TO WORK IN MAGNETO ELECTRIC FIELD (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST & INCISED LETTERING ON CASING SIDES READ "FAIRBANKS/ MORSE/ PAT. PENDING/ 23 05 5/ 25 7 56/ TYPE F.M." & "2622878"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC CASING/ BLACK SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A