18 Bar Magneto

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I recently found in my parts pile a 18 bar magneto.  Quite unusual, 6 bars across, 3 deep.  Turned nice and smooth, put out about 100 volts a.c.  Anyone seen one of these before, and know who made this?

[Dan/Panther]

Maybe it's not phone related.
I have no idea what it may have been used for though.
D/P

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It came out of a wood phone, complete with receiver arm and ringer.  Looked like a normal old wood phone box (firewood) until I pulled the magneto out and noticed all the magnets. 

[unbeldi]

It came out of a wood phone, complete with receiver arm and ringer.  Looked like a normal old wood phone box (firewood) until I pulled the magneto out and noticed all the magnets.

I think I have seen these before, perhaps a Sears&Roebuck catalog phone?

Magnets on generators came in all kinds of shapes, some an inch wide, with two next to each other, and two deep (2x2) and others.

[CanadianGuy]

...like a normal old wood phone box (firewood)...

I'm hoping you mean the phone was wrecked? Some people cringe at the thought of a good wooden phone box being thrown away or (gasp!) burned haha!

[wds]

Oh yeah, it was a mess.  The wood was dry rotted - not even sure it would make good firewood.   I did save all the hardware.  Below is a picture of a few of my wood phones. 

[Dan/Panther]

It came out of a wood phone, complete with receiver arm and ringer.  Looked like a normal old wood phone box (firewood) until I pulled the magneto out and noticed all the magnets. 

Maybe someone else could use that firewood.
D/P