General Information

Serial #

S550

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY CASING/ BRASS & 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

22.3 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

14.2 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

Bosch

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1920

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

ROBERT BOSCH WAS GERMAN MFR. WHICH SPAWNED MANY DESCENDANTS, SETTING STAGE FOR AUTO-IGNITION INDUSTRY WORLD-WIDE, INCLUDING AMERICAN BOSCH. THIS MAGNETO INCLUDES ORIGINAL CLOTH-IMPREGNATED HIGH TENSION LEADS ILLUSTRATING CONSTRUCTION OF TIMES & NATURAL EFFECTS OF DETERIORATION DUE TO USE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON CASING SIDE READS "BOSCH/ GERMANY/ ROBERT BOSCH A.-G./ FU4BR-T/ S550"/ CAST LETTERING ON PART READING "ROBERT BOSCH"/ TAG READS "FROM T.H. OLIVER/ REFRIGERATION & ELECTRIC SERVICE/ PHONE 251, AURORA/ To MR. Wilson/ Trade in Salvage"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE - CW CABLE BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES

Finish

METALLIC BODY WITH BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED MAGNETS/ RED-BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

INCISED MFR.'S LOGO ON CASING SIDE