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- Splitdorf Dixie Magneto, 1915-1925 - Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.
- 1915-1925
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Splitdorf Dixie Magneto, 1915-1925
Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.
- Bosch Type ZE1 Magneto, circa 1912 - Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.
- circa 1912
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Bosch Type ZE1 Magneto, circa 1912
Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.
- Bosch Type ARN Magneto, Used by Orville Wright at Fort Myer, Virginia, 1909 - Orville Wright used this magneto, which generated spark for his airplane's engine, during demonstration flights for the U.S. Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, in July 1909. Fort Myer represented tragedy and triumph. Orville was seriously injured, and passenger Thomas Selfridge was killed, during initial demonstrations there in September 1908. Ten months later, Orville returned and completed the demo flights successfully.
- July 30, 1909
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Bosch Type ARN Magneto, Used by Orville Wright at Fort Myer, Virginia, 1909
Orville Wright used this magneto, which generated spark for his airplane's engine, during demonstration flights for the U.S. Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, in July 1909. Fort Myer represented tragedy and triumph. Orville was seriously injured, and passenger Thomas Selfridge was killed, during initial demonstrations there in September 1908. Ten months later, Orville returned and completed the demo flights successfully.
- "Bosch Arc Light Magneto for Small 4 Cylinder Automobile Motors," circa 1919 - Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.
- circa 1919
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"Bosch Arc Light Magneto for Small 4 Cylinder Automobile Motors," circa 1919
Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.
- Equipment for Testing Magnetos in the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1913 - The Ford Model T's magneto generated electricity to produce the spark that ignited the fuel-air mixture in its engine cylinders. The T's magneto was built into its flywheel rather than as a separate unit driven by a belt or chain from the engine. The design typified the clever, compact engineering found throughout the Model T.
- circa 1913
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Equipment for Testing Magnetos in the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1913
The Ford Model T's magneto generated electricity to produce the spark that ignited the fuel-air mixture in its engine cylinders. The T's magneto was built into its flywheel rather than as a separate unit driven by a belt or chain from the engine. The design typified the clever, compact engineering found throughout the Model T.
- Drive Adapter Accessory for Sun Motor Tester, 1945-1955 - A motor tester combined several different engine diagnostic instruments into a single unit. It was used to identify problems with ignition and electrical systems, vacuum pressure, engine speed (crankshaft revolutions per minute), and emissions. Racing driver Bobby Unser used this Sun motor tester and its accessories at the Unser garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, early in his career.
- 1945-1955
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Drive Adapter Accessory for Sun Motor Tester, 1945-1955
A motor tester combined several different engine diagnostic instruments into a single unit. It was used to identify problems with ignition and electrical systems, vacuum pressure, engine speed (crankshaft revolutions per minute), and emissions. Racing driver Bobby Unser used this Sun motor tester and its accessories at the Unser garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, early in his career.
- Magneto Testing Cap for Sun Motor Tester, 1945-1955 - A motor tester combined several different engine diagnostic instruments into a single unit. It was used to identify problems with ignition and electrical systems, vacuum pressure, engine speed (crankshaft revolutions per minute), and emissions. Racing driver Bobby Unser used this Sun motor tester and its accessories at the Unser garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, early in his career.
- 1945-1955
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Magneto Testing Cap for Sun Motor Tester, 1945-1955
A motor tester combined several different engine diagnostic instruments into a single unit. It was used to identify problems with ignition and electrical systems, vacuum pressure, engine speed (crankshaft revolutions per minute), and emissions. Racing driver Bobby Unser used this Sun motor tester and its accessories at the Unser garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, early in his career.
- Magneto Testing Cap for Sun Motor Tester, 1945-1955 - A motor tester combined several different engine diagnostic instruments into a single unit. It was used to identify problems with ignition and electrical systems, vacuum pressure, engine speed (crankshaft revolutions per minute), and emissions. Racing driver Bobby Unser used this Sun motor tester and its accessories at the Unser garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, early in his career.
- 1945-1955
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Magneto Testing Cap for Sun Motor Tester, 1945-1955
A motor tester combined several different engine diagnostic instruments into a single unit. It was used to identify problems with ignition and electrical systems, vacuum pressure, engine speed (crankshaft revolutions per minute), and emissions. Racing driver Bobby Unser used this Sun motor tester and its accessories at the Unser garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, early in his career.
- "The Bosch Ford Attachments," circa 1914 - Bosch's "Red Devil," created in the early 1900s to promote the company's ignition components, was based on racer Camille Jenatzy. The red-haired Belgian driver was noted for his flamboyant appearance including a pointed beard, flowing duster, and goggles pushed atop his head. Jenatzy's daring driving won the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup race -- with a Bosch ignition system in his car.
- circa 1914
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"The Bosch Ford Attachments," circa 1914
Bosch's "Red Devil," created in the early 1900s to promote the company's ignition components, was based on racer Camille Jenatzy. The red-haired Belgian driver was noted for his flamboyant appearance including a pointed beard, flowing duster, and goggles pushed atop his head. Jenatzy's daring driving won the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup race -- with a Bosch ignition system in his car.
- Bosch D4 Magneto, 1906 - Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.
- 1906
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Bosch D4 Magneto, 1906
Magnetos served as simple, reliable ignition systems for internal combustion engines in early automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes. Modern ignition magnetos are still found in lawn mowers and chainsaws, and aircraft use magnetos as an independent electrical system. Auto manufacturers, however, found other methods to keep engines turning.