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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/9 V/A-B COMBINATION
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1317.001

MANUFACTURER: National Carbon Co., Div. of Union Carbide Canada Ltd.
MODEL: EVEREADY 752
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING; METAL & SYNTHETIC CONNECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 7.1 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Generation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: National Carbon
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950-1965
Canada: NIL
Function: TO PROVIDE OPERATING POTENTIAL FOR A VACUUM TUBE TYPE RADIO RECEIVER.
Technical: DEVELOPED DURING THE LATTER PERIOD OF VACUUM TUBE PORTABLE RADIOS. COLLECTED AS STABLE TYPE-SAMPLE OF BATTERY PACK OF THIS TYPE & PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'No. 752/ EVEREADY/ TRADE-MARKS/ [LOGO]/ "NINELIVES"/ BOUNCES BACK FOR/ EXTRA LIFE/ RECOVERS POWER/ BETWEEN USES/ NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY/ DIVISION OF UNION CARBIDE CANADA LIMITED' PRINTED ON ONE SIDE OF CASING; TEXT ON OPPOSITE SIDE IS IDENTICAL EXCEPT '9V A-B BATTERY/ PACK' PRINTED BELOW LOGO/ 'NO. 752/ EVEREADY/ TRADE-MARKS/ MINI-MAX/ PORTABLE RADIO/ BATTERY PACK' & '+9A +90B/ -A -B' PRINTED ON TOP PANEL. 'NO. 752/ EVEREADY/ TRADE-MARKS/ MINI-MAX' & 'MADE IN CANADA/ PATENTED 1942' PRINTED ON ONE END PANEL; SIMILAR TEXT ON OPPOSITE END EXCEPT 'DATE SOLD/ [BLANK]' APPEARS IN LIEU OF MADE IN CANADA...
Missing: INTERNAL COMPONENTS
Finish: PRINTED RED AND BLUE
Decoration: EVEREADY BLACK CAT "NINE LIVES" LOGO PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF BATTERY CASING

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National Carbon Co., Div. of Union Carbide Canada Ltd., Battery, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1988.1317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1317.001/

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