General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Silver metal frame (tin?); glass window; synthetic covered electrode.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.0 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Burgess

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Checks the power level of ordinary dry cell batteries.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Following markings appear on tester front: 'BURGESS/CAUTION TO AVOID DAMAGING TESTER/DO NOT USE 1.5V OR 9V PRONGS TO/TEST HIGHER VOLTAGE BATTERIES/+45 +7.5/+67.5 +9 +1.5'/'BATTERY TESTER/NO.61' and 5 graduated scales also appear on front/ Following information appears on label affixed to back of tester: ‘IMPORTANT/ Use (+) prong with same/ voltage reading as battery to be/ tested. Green lead is common negative./ CAUTION: To avoid damaging test[er] do [no]t/ use 1.5v., 7.5v or 9v prongs to test higher/ voltage batteries. Manufacturer's warranty is/ VOID is tester is used to test higher voltage battery/ with lower voltage prong./ The needle will read in or past the green area/ corresponding to the rated battery voltage/ when the battery is satisfactory for use./ BURGESS BATTERY COMPANY/ For service or repair send to/ The Sterling Manufacturing Company/ Cleveland, Ohio/ Made in U.S.A.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Frame is chrome finished; glass is clear; green plastic covering on wire.

Decoration

N/A