Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

51930

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Ferrous & non-ferrous metal

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

41,5 cm

Largeur

27,5 cm

Hauteur

17,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres motorisés

Catégorie

Pièces d'automobile

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Sparton

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Michigan

Ville

Jackson

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

Probably used in Canada by donor’s father.

Fonction

A device that produces a loud sound to signal an audible warning to other motorists and pedestrians of a car’s presence.

Technique

Type sample of an externally mounted electrical Sparton chime-bugle horn manufactured by Sparks-Withington Co. in Jackson, Michigan. The horn consists of three trumpet shaped horns attached to a battery operated motor (KE – notes). Automobile horns were used to warn motorists and pedestrians of an approaching car or of a car’s presence and to promote public safety while driving (McMurtry: 3, 5). First automobile horns were bulb horns and hand klaxons of various designs, mounted conspicuously. Electric automobile horns replaced manual models c. 1920s. Towards the end of the 1930s automobile horns began to be utilitarian only, and were hidden beneath the hood (KE – notes: 2002.0190.001). In 1900, the Sparton Corporation was founded as the Withington Company in Jackson, Michigan, by Philip and Winthrop Withington. A few years later, William Sparks became the third partner in the business and the company name was changed to the Sparks-Withington Company; they later used the trade name "Sparton," a contraction of the company name and an evocation of the Spartans of Ancient Greece. Sparks-Withington began as a small manufacturer of steel parts for agricultural implements but as the automotive industry grew in the early part of the century, the company added steel automotive parts to their product line. In 1911, engineers at Sparks-Withington developed the company’s first major product innovation, the electric car horn. The Sparton electric horn was later adopted by The Hudson Automobile Company as standard equipment for its automobiles, replacing the optional bulb horns that were widely used during the early era of the automobile (Pederson: 492-495).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Mfr's plate: 'SPARTON/ TRADE MARK REG./ CHIME-BUGLE/ NO. 51930 6 VOLTS/ PAT. NOS. 1355284-1519861-1568774-1693894-1678783 MADE IN U.S.A./ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ THE SPARKS-WITHINGTON CO./ JACKSON, MICHIGAN, USA'

Manque

S/O

Fini

Painted with black gloss enamel/ some parts chromed

Décoration

Decorative mfr's plate on bottom section/ ends of horns curved/ lip on ends