Charger, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: VIBRATOR
DATE: 1920–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0207.001

MANUFACTURER: INTERSTATE ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: ULTRA HANDY CHARGER
LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE, HARDWARE & WORKING PARTS/ GLASS METER COVER & WORKING PARTS/ CERAMIC WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PLUG & CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 19.5 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: INTERSTATE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Missouri
City: St. Louis

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY C. LATE 1920'S & EARLY 1930'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CHARGE 2-6-8-12-24 AND 48 VOLT RADIO BATTERIES FROM 110V 60 CYCLE POWER SOURCE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CHARGER USED FOR KEEPING RADIO BATTERIES CHARGED IN HOMES THAT HAD AC POWER BUT DID NOT YET HAVE AC OPERATED RADIOS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'ULTRA/ HANDY-/ CHARGER/ PAT PEND/ A.C. VOLTS 110 D.C. VOLTS 2-4-8-12-24-48/ Cyc. 60 D.C. AMP. 1 1/2-1-5-3-.2-.2/ INTERSTATE ELEC. CO./ OF ST. LOUIS./ MO.'/ METER: 'WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO. NEWARK. N.J. U.S.A./ [CALIBRATIONS 15-0-15]/ CHARGEDISCHARGE/ HANDY/ CHARGER/ AMMETER/MODEL 354 NO. 1773571'/ ON FRONT: '+B/ 48/ 48/ 24/ 24/ NEG/ +2V/ +6V +12V'/ SHEET AFFIXED TO INSIDE LID: TITLED: 'INSTRUCTIONS/ "ULTRA" HANDY CHARGER'
Missing: CASE SCREWS/ 48 VOLT BINDING POST/ 2 VOLT TERMINAL SCREW/ PACK CORD IN POOR CONDITION
Finish: BLACK TEXTURED CASE/ WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: MFG'S PLATE ON TOP OF LID

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INTERSTATE ELECTRIC CO., Charger, battery, between 1920–1930, Artifact no. 1991.0207, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0207.001/

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