Body, generator

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OBJECT TYPE: REPLACEMENT
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0653.001

MANUFACTURER: Electric Auto-Lite Ltd.
MODEL: GDZ-4801A
LOCATION: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 4-C006387
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL PLATE CASING/ STEEL 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: 18.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Autolite
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Sarnia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1945
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: CASING FOR DC GENERATOR IN AUTOMOBILE ENGINE, USED FOR REPAIR.
Technical: REPLACEMENT GENERATOR BODY COMPLETE WITHGENERATOR COILS, TYPICALLY HELD IN STOCK FOR QUICK REPAIR & REPLACEMENT. FINE LINE OF BRIGHT SOLDER MELTED FROM COMMUTATOR WAS PRODUCED BY OVERHEATING, WHICH WAS INCREASINGLY COMMON CAUSE OF FAILURE OF GENERATORS AS THEY WERE PUSHED TO HIGHER & HIGHER OUTPUTS (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RED & SILVER PLATE READS "CHRYSLER CORP. OF CANADA LTD./ PART NUMBER/ 6 VOLT SHUNT 35371 GENERATOR/ EXTERNAL VOLTAGE REGULATED AND CURRENT CONTROL/ AUTO-LITE NO. GDZ-4801A WATTS 280 SERIAL NO. 4-C006387/35 AMPS/ SEE REGULATOR FOR OPERATING AMPS/ MADE IN SARNIA, CANADA BY/ ELECTRIC AUTO-LITE LIMITED"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED BLACK/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Electric Auto-Lite Ltd., Body, generator, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1997.0653, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0653.001/

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