Charger, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGAR
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0436.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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, PLASTIC, CERAMIC, GLASS, FIBRE COVERING ON CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 20.8 cm
Height: 22.5 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED FROM THE MID 1930'S INTO THE 1970'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CHARGE BATTERIES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF RECTIFIER TECHNOLOGY/ BATTERIES COULD ONLY BE CHARGED BY D.C. - THE TUNGAR BULB SERVED AS A RECTIFIER TO CONVERT A.C. FROM POWER MAINS TO D.C. FOR CHARGING/ IF THE CURRENT FAILED WHEN USING A CHARGER SUCH AS THIS THE BATTERIES WOULD NOT DISCHARGE/ THESE CHARGERS WERE CONSIDERED SAFE FOR OVERNIGHT USE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE 'GE Tungar/ REG. U.S. PAT.OFF./ BATTERY CHARGER/ [SCRATCHED IN BY HAND '5/37'] 6RB4B[8]/ 50/60 CYCLES/ VOLTS A-C. 115 AMP. D-C. 6/ 1-12 3 CELL BATTERIES/ USE BULB CAT. 189049/ PATENTS 1018502 1082933 1140134 1140136 1154081 1182290 1191630/ 1208597 1244216 1244217 1246054 1266517 1393520 1498908 1529597/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., U.S.A./ N.P.30516'/ FRONT PLATE 'NUMBER OF BATTERIES/ 11 12/ 9 10/ 7 8/ 5 6/ 3 4/ 1 2/ LOW MEDIUM HIGH/ FINE ADJUSTMENT/ N.P.52883/ OFF ON/ CONTROL SWITCH/ N.P.52881'/ GAUGE AT TOP '0 4 6/ LOW NORMAL DANGER/ D-C. AMPERES/ GENERAL GE ELECTRIC/ DWG. K-3778689 MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PLATE ON SIDE 'GE/ GENERAL ELECTRIC/ INSTALLATION/ BE SURE SERVICE VOLTAGE/ AND CYCLES AGREE WITH TUNGAR RATING/ REMOVE THIS PLATE/ BRING TUNGAR A-C. LEADS AND/ A-C. SUPPLY LEADS OUT THROUGH/ THE HOLE. SOLDER AND TAPE./ CONNECT WHITE LEAD TO/ GROUNDED A-C. SUPPLY/ LEAD. USE ½ IN./ CONDUIT./ N.P.58475"/ PLATE INSIDE "NP-52401/ 105/ 115/ 125/ PRIMARY VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT"/ HANDWRITTEN "2nd BULB MAY/42/ MAR/48/ 3rd OCT 49/ DEC 61/ JAN 69/ APR 70".
Missing: N/A
Finish: OUTER CASE PAINTED RED, INNER CABINET TOP ENAMELLED IN CREAM COLOUR, BLACKPANELS WITH SILVERTONE EDGING, BLACK KNOBS/ WHITE CERAMIC SOCKET INSIDE & FITTING ON OUTSIDE
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Charger, battery, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1994.0436, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0436.001/

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