General Information

Serial #

318544

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY CASING/ METAL DISTRIBUTOR & OTHER PARTS/ BRASS STRIP COVERING MAGNETS

Dimensions

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

Length

21.0 cm

Width

12.3 cm

Height

17.1 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

IH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C.

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

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER'S E4A WAS WORKHORSE OF AGRICULTURAL FIELD DURING THIS PERIOD. IHC WAS MAJOR MFR. OF MOTORIZED FARM MACHINERY FROM EARLY IN CENTURY, ALSO MFG. MAJOR PARTS SUCH AS MAGNETO (REF 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING ON EACH END OF BRASS STRIP READS "TYPE-E4A/ MADE BY/ INTERNATIONAL/ HARVESTER CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ PATENTS/ PENDING" & AT CENTRE "OIL BEARINGS/ ONCE A WEEK"/ INCISED "318544" ON CASING

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC CASING/ BLACK PAINTED DISTRIBUTOR/ BRASS COLOURED STRIP

Decoration

LOGO READING "INTERNATIONAL" ACROSS EACH END OF BRASS STRIP