Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

1002684

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

DIE-CAST ZINC ALLOY/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC COVERED PARTS

Dimensions

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

Longueur

15,4 cm

Largeur

11,5 cm

Hauteur

15,1 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres motorisés

Catégorie

Génie des véhicules automoteurs

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Webster

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Wisconsin

Ville

Racine

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

C. 1910

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTERWORKING 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.

Fonction

PART OF IGNITION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. IT USES MAGNETIC FIELD TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC SPARK WHICH EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.

Technique

MAGNETO WITH UNUSUAL ELECTRICAL DESIGN, CONSISTING OF TWIN PERMANENT U MAGNETS WITH ELECTRO-MAAGNETIC FIELD COILS & 4 PULL LAMINATED ROTOR. WEBSTER, USUALLY MFR. OF HIGH TENSION ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, WAS KNOWN FOR INNOVATIVE WORK IN THIS PERIOD. LITTLE IS KNOWN OF PATENTS UNDER WHICH THEY WERE WORKING HERE (REF. 1).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

BLACK PAINTED PLATE COVERING MAGNET READING AT ONE END "NO/ 1002684/ MCINNERNEY/ PODLESAK/ PATENTS", IN MIDDLE "WEBSTER/ TRI-POLAR OSCILLATOR/ WEBSTER ELECTRIC CO./ RACINE, WIS., U.S.A.", & AT OTHER END "TYPE/ AMM/ MILTON/ KANE/ PATENTS"

Manque

END PLATES/ OSCILLATING MECHANISM

Fini

ORIGINALLY METALLIC GREY & BLACK

Décoration

S/O