Box, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: CARDBOARD
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0686.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Wirebound Boxes Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
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

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 19.4 cm
Height: 25.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive engineering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canadian Wirebound
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OFWHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: SHIPPING CARTON FOR AUTOMOBILE BATTERY.
Technical: IN 1920S BATTERIES WERE NOT SHIPPED FILLED WITH ACID BUT WERE BUILT BY SMALL SHOPS AS NEEDED FOR LOCAL TRADE USING STANDARD PARTS FROM MFRS. LATER, PRACTICE ALTERED FROM SHIPPING BATTERY PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION LOCALLY TO PACKAGING THEM WET (OR ACID FILLED), ELIMINATING NEED FOR LOCAL BUILDERS. IT ALSO REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE CARE IN HANDLING & CHANGES IN BATTERY CONSTRUCTION ITSELF (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LOGO ON EITHER SIDE READING IN WHITE "Exide/ BATTERY"/ BLACK LETTERING ON TOP FLAP READS "WET STORAGE BATTERY"/ BLACK LOGO ON UNDERSIDE READS "CANADIAN WIREBOUND BOX LIMITED/ TORONTO - CORRUGATED DIVISION - MONTREAL" WITH "CERTIFICATE OF BOXMAKER"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: NATURAL - BUFF
Decoration: N/A

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