General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PRESSED STEEL CASING/ GLASS LENS/ CELLULOID LENS/ GLASS BULB/ METAL PARTS

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

7.9 cm

Height

7.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1930 +

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OFDONOR, 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

TO PROVIDE RED LIGHT AT REAR OF AUTOMOBILE SO AS TO INDICATE PRESENCE OF AUTOMOBILE ON ROAD TO OTHER DRIVERS FOLLOWING; CLEAR LENS ILLUMINATED LICENCE PLATE.

Technical

EARLY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY USING MATERIALS & FABRICATION METHODS OF PERIOD, LACKING SEALS OF ANY SORT TO PROTECT IT FROM ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN CANADA. THIS WOULD ENABLE MOISTURE TO PENETRATE FIXTURE, DAMAGING IT (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CASING/ RED LENS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT CELLULOID LENS

Decoration

N/A