General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 STEEL BASE; METAL CAP & PARTS; CARBON COMPOUND RESISTOR/.2 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length

11.0 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

6.7 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

ASCO

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1938

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

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SWITCHING DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING & ADJUSTING VOLTAGE & CURRENT OUTPUT OF GENERATOR USED TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC CURRENT IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Technical

DEMONSTRATES MARKETING PRACTICES OF PERIOD IN USE OF NON-OEM MFRS. TO FEED REPLACEMENT MARKET THROUGH NETWORK OF NATIONAL AUTO-ELECTRIC JOBBERS. USED IN BUICK, CHRYSLER, GRAHAM, HUDSON, TERRAPLANE, PIERCE-ARROW, REO & OTHER VEHICLES (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 BLACK STAMPED "VR 4" & INCISED "ASCO" LOGO ON BASE; PAPER LABEL WITH INSTRUCTIONS WRAPPED AROUND CAP/.2 BLUE LETTERING ON BOX READS "Criterion [SCRIPT]/ PRECISION/ HIGH EFFICIENCY/ VOLTAGE/ REGULATOR/ WITH CUT-OUT RELAY/ VR 4" ON FRONT & "HIGH EFFICIENCY/ VOLTAGE/ REGULATOR/ WITH/ CUT-OUT RELAY" ON SIDES & TOP

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 GALVANIZED BASE; GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CAP/.2 WHITE?

Decoration

.2 YELLOW STRIPING