Cameron Brothers Gas Powered Model Engine, circa 1950
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Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. Later engines, like this one, used glow plugs for ignition. The plug was initially warmed by a removable battery. The combustion process itself kept the plug hot after that.
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. Later engines, like this one, used glow plugs for ignition. The plug was initially warmed by a removable battery. The combustion process itself kept the plug hot after that.
Artifact
Engine (Power producing equipment)
Date Made
circa 1950
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.114
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
CAMERON BROS. MFG. / CHINO, CALIF.
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