General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 SPRING STEEL/.3 CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

5.3 cm

Height

6.4 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

Bendix

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Elmira

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1936

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

PART OF DEVICE WHICH ENGAGES ELECTRIC MOTOR STARTER WITH AUTOMOBILE ENGINE IN ORDER TO SET ENGINE INTO MOTION, & THEN AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES STARTING MOTOR WHEN CAR BEGINS TO RUN UNDER OWN POWER.

Technical

WHILE DRIVE SPRING WAS CENTRAL TO DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATIC INERTIA STARTER DRIVE PRINCIPLE IN 1914, IT WAS ALSO SUBJECT TO FATIGUE, BREAKAGE & REPLACEMENT. IT WAS LIKELY WEAKEST POINT MECHANICALLY, LEADING AFTER A COUPLE OF DECADES TO ITS REPLACEMENT BY CLUTCH-TYPE GEAR DRIVE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.3 WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO, ARMATURES, SPARK PLUGS, GOVERNORS, WIRE & CABLES" ON FOUR SIDES, ONE WITH BLACK STAMPED "SS5L"; WHITE LETTERING READING "ASCO/ MANUFACTURED FOR/ AND GUARANTEED BY/ AUTO STARTER LIMITED/ Toronto, Ontario" ON 2 SIDES

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1-.2 METALLIC/.3 NAVY BLUE & WHITE

Decoration

N/A