General Information

Serial #

F4-422974

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY CAST BODY/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DISTRIBUTOR

Dimensions

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

Length

23.5 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

17.5 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

IH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1950

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

ONE OF NEW GENERATION OF IHC MAGNETO DESIGNS, THOUGH BREAKDOWN ON TOP OF IMPULSE HOUSING SHOWS THAT DIE-CASTING TECHNIQUES WERE STILL TROUBLESOME. TRACES OF RED PAINT GIVE CLUE AS TO WHICH EQUIPMENT MFR. USED IT IN THEIR ENGINE. 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

CAST LETTERING ON BASE READS "INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO./ CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A./ Serial No. F4-422974" WITH PATENT INFO./ INCISED "OIL BEARINGS/ ONCE A WEEK" ON CASING TOP/ TAG READS "FROM T.H. OLIVER/ REFRIGERATION & ELECTRIC SERVICE/ PHONE 251, AURORA/ To John Murray/ Sunderland/ Trade in on Bosch MJ4C2"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MAGNETS ORIGINALLY PAINTED BLACK/ REMNANTS OF RED PAINT ON METALLIC BODY/ BLACK SYNTHETIC

Decoration

CAST "IHC" LOGOS ON BODY/ MOULDED "IHC" LOGO ON SYNTHETIC