General Information

Serial #

41F4

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED STEEL CASING/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

26.7 cm

Width

18.0 cm

Height

13.0 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

MCKINNON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

St. Catharines

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1948

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQACQUIRED 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

DEVICE WHICH GENERATES DIRECT CURRENT TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Technical

EARLY EXAMPLE OF HIGH-CAPACITY, FULL VENTILATED GENERATOR FRAME WITH VOLTAGE REGULATION & CURRENT CONTROL, STARTING TO APPEAR ON TRUCKS OFTEN BEFORE THEY WERE USED ON CARS. THESE WEE USED IN CHEV TRUCKS 1940-1947, DODGE TRUCKS 1941-1942 (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "MCKINNON INDUSTRIES LTD./ Delco-Remy/ MODEL 1102667 SERIAL 41F4/ MADE IN CANADA/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT."/ CW TAG READIN IN SCRIPT "Town Exchange" (USED ON TOWN TRUCK OF AURORA - REF. 1)

Missing

APEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

N/A