Identify part - coil relocator???

Does anyone have any idea what this part was originally designed for?
it has a fitting for a coil wire in the top... and the on the other end... a small rectangular carbon rider for on the rotor inside of a distributor...

I don't see any part numbers on it anywhere.. just a small symbol stating "made in the USA"

Anyone have any ideas????
I'd like to find where I can buy a couple of these...

on the photo... one side of the top is ground or broken off... this looks like it was originally a full oval shape...

thanks!
Zach

 

brush for a good sized electric motor?

 

Plug wire pickup for a mag?

 

I don't think its a brush... not enough internal tension... its a very light spring pushing on the "carbon?" pick-up

could be something to do with a magneto...

thanks!
Zach

 

John.... did a bit more research and I think your right.... thank you!
Now to figure out which magneto so I can order some!

thanks!
Zach

 

back up a little later in the day!
anyone have any idea what specifically this is off of and where I can buy one?

thanks!

 

Try this...go to Google advanced image http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search and put in magneto and ignition (if you don't add something you get 10 million hits on some comic book) and start looking. Mags from lawnmowers, hotrods, motor cycles, cement mixers...