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Two odd coils

Post by Don ellis » Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:19 pm

I’ve restored probably a couple hundred coils and have never seen these before. One is marked Kingston with SPECIAL stamped in the end. The other is marked Detroit Coil Co.
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Re: Two odd coils

Post by TRDxB2 » Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:52 pm

Some info https://www.rossdecco.com/about-us
Celebrating over 100 years of business, Detroit Coil Company known as DECCO, was a leading American manufacturer of high-quality coils and solenoids serving a broad range of industries. Since 1912, Detroit Coil Company has built a reputation for efficient and long-lasting DECCO products.
Known as Detroit Coil Company, or DECCO , the company was founded in 1912 to supply high-quality coils and solenoids to a variety of industries and industry-specific applications. Detroit Coil Company, a family operated business, was known for providing electro-mechanical actuators to Ford Motor Company for starter solenoids in Ford’s flagship vehicles, the Model A and Model T. The DECCO trademark quickly became recognized as the representative for high-quality industrial grade solenoids and state-of-the-art coil technology. The company developed into an international supplier of laminated solenoids with a subsidiary in the United Kingdom and manufacturing facilities in Michigan.
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Re: Two odd coils

Post by M.Sinclair » Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:53 pm

What does the top of the Kingston look like and does it have a regular contact pattern like a t or is it different?


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Re: Two odd coils

Post by Don ellis » Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:26 pm

It is the same, uses standard points.


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Re: Two odd coils

Post by Moxie26 » Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:06 pm

Maybe the coil marked "special" is Kingston's version of a Model T tractor coil.


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Re: Two odd coils

Post by Don ellis » Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:01 pm

The Detroit had a large capacitor
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Re: Two odd coils

Post by Ron Patterson » Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:04 pm

Don
Odd? yes, but not uncommmon.
After rebuilding over 24,000 Model T coils I've seen quite a few differentr companies who marketed (and marked with their logo) ignition coils for Model T's
Kingston
Kokomo Electric (only)
Kingston/Kokomo Electric (combind)
Shur Hit
Detroit Coil
Varley Coil
K W Ignition (ink stenciled with and without date code (Circa 1940-1976)
Chicago Electric
Just to name the more commonly seen ones.
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Re: Two odd coils

Post by Ron Patterson » Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:21 pm

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Here is a coil you do not see often.
In thirty-five years working on coils i have only seen one.
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Re: Two odd coils

Post by John kuehn » Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:56 pm

Maybe a contract with the US government that was short lived? Probably never know for sure.

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Re: Two odd coils

Post by KWTownsend » Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:29 pm

I have some NOS Kingston points.
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Re: Two odd coils

Post by KWTownsend » Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:45 pm

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Re: Two odd coils

Post by TRDxB2 » Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:54 pm

There are other "Kingston Point" sets as well. High Bridge & Low Bridge styles
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