General Information

Serial #

191490

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS METAL HOUSING & PARTS/ NON-FERROUS METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

31.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

N/A

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

North East

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1928

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 HISOWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

ELECTRICAL MOTOR USED TO CRANK AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IS ORDER TO START IT, ALSO SERVING AS GENERATOR FOR CHARGING STORAGE BATTERY AFTER ENGINE STARTED.

Technical

EARLY INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CRANKING MOTOR DEVELOPMENT, IT USED SAME ELECTRICAL MOTOR EMPLOYED FOR CRANKING MOTOR CAR AS GENERATOR FOR CHARGING STORAGE BATTERY WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING. THIS DESIGN & DOUBLE PURPOSE MADE IT USEFUL FOR CONVERTING EARLY HAND-CRANKED AUTOMOBILES TO ELECTRIC STARTING (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE PLATE READING "NORTH EAST ELECTRIC CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.", "15? VOLTS", "191490", "PATENTED AND PATENTS PENDING"/ CAST LETTERING ON END READS "NORTH EAST ELECTRIC CO./ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A./ PAT'D AND PAT'S PENDING"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK WITH COPPER COLOURED PARTS

Decoration

N/A