General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

9.0 cm

Width

3.3 cm

Height

7.5 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1930

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

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC DEVICE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY CUTS IN GENERATOR OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEN FORMER IS GENERATING ENOUGH POWER FOR USE IN ENGINE, & THEN CUTS GENERATOR OUT WHEN ITS POWER PRODUCTION IS INSUFFICIENT.

Technical

HEAVILY CONSTRUCTED QUALITY CUT-OUT SWITCH STANDING IN SHARP CONTRAST TO NO-NAME BRANDS ALSO MARKETED AT THAT TIME. THIS MFR. EMPHASIZED QUALITY & RELIABILITY EVEN IN SWITCHES DESIGNED FOR REPLACEMENT MARKET (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST LETTERING ON CAP READING "Delco-Remy/ MADE IN U.S.A."

Missing

ONE POINT

Finish

GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CAP/ GALVANIZED BASE

Decoration

N/A