AB headlight/ ignition switch?

Here's another one of my Hershey finds. It's an old headlight/ignition switch. I really think the dude in the middle is cool. It has the letters A B on it. Any clues as what it stands for? It is made in the U.S.A.
Clark

No ideas? I was sorta thinkin it's from an airplane.
Clark

[lulabelle]

I don't know.Where do you keep all this stuff?

[Tman]

Thats a neat little piece! No clue as to what it is off.

[Luckypabst]

Could it be Allen Bradley (think I got that right), an electrical components manufacturer? Though I don't know how far back they go.

Chris

Lulabelle....I've got a second story (14x40)on my garage just for parts. Keeps the junk out of the way.Lucky... for all I know it could be.I've got a cool little fuse panel that looks just like the switch panel. It has a door that opens with 4 fuses inside. Clark

[sawzall]

well now we know..

whenever we raid sowhat's shop we know to skip past the attack dog on the first floor and head right upstairs.

[re49]

AB=American Bosch. The guy in the center is "Fritz the Flyer", Bosch's mascot usually seen on aircraft magnetos. Probably from WWI to '20's era?

re49...Thanks!! I didn't expect to get the name of the dude. Where did you get that info. I'd like to see a detter pic of "Fritz". I've got a fuse panel that sorta matches it have you seen these before?
Clark

[re49]

I've never seen that switch or panel, but AB and Robert Bosch (German parent co.) magnetos are fairly common on all kinds of old machinery. I think American Bosch started in WWI due to anti-German feelings at the time. They're still in business making fuel injections for diesels. Not sure about Fritz-that's what the old aircraft guys call him.