General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON STAND/ METAL PARTS/ COPPER SWITCHES/ BRASS PARTS/ WOOD BATTERY STAGE, CONTROL PANEL, PARTS/ PORCELAIN INSULATORS/ GLASS METER WINDOWS & LAMP BULB/ SYNTHETIC/ FABRIC? COVERED WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length

101.5 cm

Width

62.0 cm

Height

164.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Servicing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Allen

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Kalamazoo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1948 +

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

DEVICE USED IN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY TO TEST AUTOMOTIVE GENERATORS.

Technical

AS AUTOMOTIVE GENERATORS BECAME LARGER WITH GREATER OUTPUTS (AS REQUIRED BY GREATER USE OF ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES), THEY ALSO BECAME MORE COMPLEX, REQUIRING MORE SOPHISTICATED CURRENT REGULATORS & VOLTAGE CONTROL DEVICES, SUCH AS THOSE ON THIS TEST STAND.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON MOTOR READS "NORTHWESTERN ELECTRIC CO./ CHICAGO U.S.A./ VAR. SPEED/ BRUSH SHIFTMOTOR/ 3/4 H.P. 60 CY. 3600/1200 R.P.M./ AB3 TYPE 1 PHASE M3030 SPEC./ 100/220 VOLTS 10/5 AMPS./ NO. 58560"/ LETTERING ON VOLTMETER READS "PATTERN NO. 54/ VOLTS/ ALLEN ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ DETROIT, MICH./ JEWELL ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO./ 306397 (HANDWRITTEN)"/ LETTERING ON OTHER METERS READS "MILLIAMPERES/ ALOE/ ST. LOUIS/ 373183 (HANDWRITTEN)"; "MADE IN U.S.A./ A.C./ MILLIAMPERES/ HOYT METER/ TYPE 531"; "PATTERN NO. 54/ DIRECT CURRENT/ AMPERES/ JEWELL ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO./ 323500 (HANDWRITTEN)"/ * SEE DECORATION

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

BLACK PAINTED STAND, WOOD, MOTOR CASING, PARTS/ BROWN STAINED DRAWER FRONT/ WHITE PORCELAIN/ BRASS COLOURED. BRUSHED, METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK & BROWN WIRE COVERING/ WHITE METER FACES, 1 BLACK METER FACE/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS WINDOWS

Decoration

* MARKINGS: LETTERING ON BLACK FACED METER READS "R.P.M. IN HUNDREDS/ PAT. PEND./ VICTOMETER/ JOS. W. JONES/ NEW YORK', U.S.A."/ WHITE? LETTERING ON LABELS ON CONTROL PANEL FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS