Components of a Spark Plug for a 1937 Ford V-8 Bus (Photograph of an Illustration)

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

16 July 1937

Subject Date

1937

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.68550.14

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 7.75 in