General Information

Serial #

15338

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED STEEL HOUSING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

30.5 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

17.0 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

MCKINNON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

St. Catharines

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1940

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

ELECTRICAL MOTOR USED TO CRANK AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IS ORDER TO START IT.

Technical

THIS STARTER MOTORHAS BENDIX CLUTCH BARREL GEAR DRIVE, LATER TYPE IN WHICH DRIVE WAS SHIFTED ALONG STARTER SHAFT BY YOLK WHICH WAS EITHER MECHANICALLY LINKED TO STARTER PEDAL ON FLOOR OR BY MEANS OF SWITCH ON DASHBOARD CONTROLLING ELECTRIC SOLENOID, WHICH IN TURN POSITIONED DRIVE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "McKINNON INDUSTRIES LTD./ Delco-Remy/ MODEL 714Q SERIAL 15338/ MADE IN CANADA/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT."

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

N/A