Spark Plug & Box - KLG RV17-5, circa 1944

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Summary:: A KLG RV-17-5 spark plug used in aero engines. Made by Smith Sons & Rees Pty Ltd 30-32 Wentworth Ave, Sydney, NSW. Steel with brass end caps. Smith Sons & Rees manufactured spark plugs for the locally-built Pratt & Whitney Wasp and Twin Wasp engines used in Wirraway, Beaufort and Boomerang aircraft during the Second World War.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Colin Parker, 1972

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	30 mm (Width), 66 mm (Length), 25 mm (Diameter)

Tagged with:	internal combustion engines, aero engine components, aero engines, spark plugs, internal combustion engine components
Themes this item is part of:	Engineering Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	AIR TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Aero Engines
Tertiary Classification:	reciprocating propeller engine components
Model Name/Number:	RV-17-5
Manufacturer:	Smith Sons & Rees Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1944