General Information

Serial #

3-D005142

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED STEEL BODY/ METAL PARTS/ FABRIC? COVERED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length

25.6 cm

Width

16.1 cm

Height

12.3 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

Autolite

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Sarnia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1948

Canada

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

THIS GENERATOR CLEARLY INDICATES ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTO-LITE AS CANADIAN MFR. WITH DIRECT LINKS TO CHRYSLER CORP., ALSO IDENTIFIED ON ARTIFACT AS SEPARATE CANADIAN CORPORATE IDENTITY. IT WASUSEDON DESOTO 1938-1940 ETC. (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "CHRYSLER CORP. OF CANADA LTD./ PART NUMBER 853771/ 6 VOLT SHUNT GENERATOR/ EXTERNAL VOLTAGE REGULATED AND CURRENT CONTROL/ AUTO-LITE NO. GUZ-4801A WATTS 280 SERIAL NO. 3-D005142/ AMPS 35/ SEE REGULATOR FOR OPERATING AMPS/ MADE IN SARNIA, CANADA BY/ ELECTRIC AUTO-LITE, LIMITED"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

N/A