General Information

Serial #

21205

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BASE & PARTS/ BRASS MECHANISM & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

18.0 cm

Width

12.1 cm

Height

19.0 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

ML

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1915

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURINGCAREER 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

HEAVY DUTY, ROBUST MAGNETO BY M.L. COVENTRY WHO CHOSE TO IGNORE LIGHT-WEIGHT, MORE FRAGILE CONSTRUCTIONS OF DAY IN INTERESTS OF ENDURANCE. LIKE SIMMS, THIS BRITISH COMPANY CONTRIBUTED TO EARLY WORK IN MAGNETO & AUTO-ELECTRIC FIELDS IN NORTH AMERICA, PROVIDING MANY UNIQUE DESIGN SOLUTIONS (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON BASE READING "M-L [LOGO] COVENTRY" & "857" ON ONE SIDE & "PMS 21205" ON OTHER SIDE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC BASE & PARTS/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ MAGNET PAINTED BLACK

Decoration

N/A