Tester, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: 6 OR 12 VOLT
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1524.001

MANUFACTURER: HOYT
MODEL: CT 20
LOCATION: Penacook, New Hampshire, 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 WITH WOOD HANDLE, GLASS COVER ON GAUGE FACE, WHAT APPEAR TO BE COMPRESSED PAPER COVERS ON ARMS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 6.6 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Servicing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HOYT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Hampshire
City: Penacook

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: USED AROUND THE 1940'S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN THE MOTOR POOL GARAGE OF RIDEAU HALL - THE RESIDENCE OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL
Function: USED TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF CHARGE IN A BATTERY/ THIS TYPE USED IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A PRE-ELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON GAUGE FACE '6 VOLT BATTERY KNURLED NUT DOWN/ 12 VOLT BATTERY KNURLED NUT UP/ OK DISCHARGED OK/ 2.2 DEAD 2.2/ 2 1 0 1 2 [THESE ARE BENEATH GRADUATED SCALE]/ D.C. VOLTS/ HOYT/ PENACOOK N H/ CELL TESTER/ FOR 6 AND 12 VOLT BATTERIES/ MODEL NO CT 20/ MADE INU.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: HANDLE PAINTED RED, MUCH IS FLAKING OFF/ BACK & SIDES OF GAUGE PAINTED RED, A BIT CHIPPED OFF TO SHOW SILVER COLOUR BENEATH, RIM HAS CHROME-LIKE FINISH; FACE IS WHITE WITH BLACK, RED, GREEN & YELLOW MKGS/ OTHER METAL PTS OF TESTER HAVE DULL SILVER FINISH, ONE ARM HAS BLACK COVER & ONE HAS BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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HOYT, Tester, battery, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1995.1524, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1524.001/

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