Handle, battery box

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OBJECT TYPE: WIRE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0691.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 5.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
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 OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: METAL HANDLE USED TO CARRY BOXES OF AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES IN BATTERY MAKER'S SHOP. THIS WAS ONE OF PAIR WHICH WOULD BE SLIPPED INTO HOLES IN SIDE OF BOX IN ORDER TO FACILITATE LIFTING & CARRYING OF IT.
Technical: IN 1920S BATTERIES WERE NOT SHIPPED FILLED WITH ACID BUT WERE BUILT BY SMALL SHOPS ASNEEDED FOR LOCAL TRADE USING STANDARD PARTS. STANDARD SIZED WOODEN BATTERY BOXES WERE AVAILABLE FROM JOBBERS FOR CARRYING SOMEWHAT FRAGILE & HAZARDOUS ACID-FILLED BATTERIES. WIRE HANDLES SUCH AS THIS WERE USED WITH THESE BOXES (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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