Sootless Spark Plug, 1905-1910
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Spark plugs ignite the air-fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine's cylinders. High voltage jumps across a gap between two electrodes on the plug's bottom and creates a spark. The plug's top is connected to a wire that runs to the distributor, which in turn is connected to the ignition coil and the battery.
Spark plugs ignite the air-fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine's cylinders. High voltage jumps across a gap between two electrodes on the plug's bottom and creates a spark. The plug's top is connected to a wire that runs to the distributor, which in turn is connected to the ignition coil and the battery.
Artifact
Spark plug
Date Made
1905-1910
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
74.62.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of L. H. Hasse.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Mica (Mineral)
Copper (Metal)
Color
Gold (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Width: 1.25 in
Length: 3.625 in
Inscriptions
Impressed on brass (very faint): SOOTLESS / BOSTON / MASS. / PAT'D FEB 21
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