MTFCA Forum

What year was the metal strip that goes from front to back in the metal coil box between the second and third coils? I have two boxes one with the slot for the metal strip and one with out. Trying to identify the year of issue

According to Lang's catalog 1922-1927. Jim

The center strip was added about 1918.
If the mounting holes are round the coil box is 1915-1916.
Square holes are 1917-1922.

"Ish"

It would be interesting to see if anyone can turn up a coilbox with front mounted switch and the slot for the division rod. Deleting the switch, and the resultant greater flexing of the front panel may be what led to the introduction of the centre division piece.

Allan from down under.

Allan,
The coil box on my non-starter 1919 has the switch on front and the center support.
: ^ )
Keith

Haven't seen a switch face coil box with the slot for the reinforcement strip. The non-elec 1919 and later would have used the dash mount switch.

The replacement wood kits have the slot, but the metal boxes I seen, with holes for the box mount switch don't have a matching slot in line with the wood slot.

Haven't seen a switch face coil box with the slot for the reinforcement strip. The non-elec 1919 and later would have used the dash mount switch.

Eating crow, not too tasty at all


Here is a 1918 box with steel face switch and sure enough has the reinforcement strip from front to back wood. Was searching my old Chickasha photo files just ran across this one , oops

I am certain that I have had and seen a lot more coil box metal bodies that did have both the switch and the reinforcement strip than I have seen ones that had had a switch but without the reinforcement strip.