Charger, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGAR
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1552.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: 179492
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 19245
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, GLASS, WOOD, PLASTIC, CERAMIC, FIBRE IN CORD, POSSIBLY MERCURY IN BULB?

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 27.7 cm
Height: 30.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1920-1940
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CHARGE BATTERIES/ THIS CHARGER DESIGNED FOR PUBLIC GARAGE USE/ USED TO CHARGE UP TO 10 BATTERIES AT ONCE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF THE APPLICATION OF RECTIFIER TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMOTIVE USE/ BATTERIES COULD ONLY BE CHARGED BY D.C.-A RECTIFIER SUCH AS THIS ONE COULD CONVERT A.C. FROM POWER MAINS TO D.C. FOR CHARGING/ IF THE CURRENT FAILED WHEN USING THIS CHARGER THE BATTERY WOULD NOT DISCHARGE/ THEY WERE CONSIDERED SAFE FOR OVERNIGHT CHARGING
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE 'Tungar/ REG' IN U.S. PAT. OFFICE/ BATTERY CHARGER/ CAT. 179492 [C.'S.] 262014/ VOLTS A.C 115 VOLTS D.C. 7.5/7.5/ AMP. D.C. 6 CYCLES 60/ PAT'D NOV.8,'04 FEB.27,'12 DEC.30,'13 MAY 9,'16 MAY 14,'18/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., U.S.A./ NO. 19245' & 'THE SALE OF THIS/ OUTFIT WITH OR WITH/ OUT A BULB DOES NOT/ IMPLY ANY LICENSE/ TO CONSTRUCT OR/ PURCHASE A BULB/ FOR USE THEREWITH' & 'BULBS SOLD HEREWITH/ ARE NOT LICENSED TO BE/ RE-EXHAUSTED OR REPAIRED/ NOR IS THE PATENTED/ METAL THEREIN CONTAINED/ LICENSED TO BE USED EX/ CEPT IN THOSE BULBS'/ ON 2 KNOBS 'GE' IN LOGO FORM/ ON SWITCH 'G.E. CO. U.S./ 20 A 250 V/ UND. LAB. INSP.' SEE ADD.INF.
Missing: N/A
Finish: APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLACK, OUTER SURFACE NOW BADLY RUSTED/ KNOBS HAVE (OR HAD) BLACK FINISH, WOODEN ONE NOW HAS SOME BLACK, MOSTLY BROWN WOODGRAIN, OTHER KNOBS HAVE PITTING SHOWING GREY & RUST COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Charger, battery, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1995.1552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1552.001/

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