General Information

Serial #

27

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

26.5 cm

Width

17.7 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 AUTOMOBILEPTS & 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

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

Technical

DURING LATE 1940S-1950S AUTOMOBILE BECAME LARGER & HEAVIER, DRIVEN BY HIGHER HORSE POWER ENGINES, USING HIGHER CURRENT OUTPUT GENERATORS, FROM 10 AMPS IN 1920S TO 35-40 AMPS IN 1950S. INITIALLY HEAVIER WINDINGS & AIR-COOLING WERE USED, AS IN THIS OPEN FRAME. USED ON ALL PONTIACS, WITH SPECIAL PONTIAC TYPE PULLEY (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "THE MCKINNON INDUSTRIES LIMITED/ Delco-Remy/ MODEL 1102701 0D? SERIAL 27/ MADE IN CANADA/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT."

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

N/A