General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS/ FABRIC COVERED WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length

22.2 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

16.5 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

KIPP

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

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

DEVICE THAT APPLIES POWER TO CHARGE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY.

Technical

RELATIVELY SHORT-LIVED TYPE OF RECTIFIER BECAUSE OF ITS LIMITED CAPACITY AS WELL AS TO ITS DELICACY & CONSTANT CARE IT REQUIRED. TRICKLE CHARGERS WERE USED FOR CHARGING AUTOMOTIVE, AS WELL AS RADIO, BATTERIES IN PERIOD PRIOR TO ALTERNATING CURRENT SUPPLIES BRING BUILT INTO RADIO ITSELF (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "UNITRON TRICKLE/ TRADE MARK REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFFICE/ A.C. VOLTS 110 A.C. CYCLES 25/ A.C. WATTS 7-14 D.C. AMPS 4-8/ Forest Electric Co. of Canada, LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA/ PATENTS PENDING"/ INSPECTION TAG READS "THE H.M. KIPP COMPANY LIMITED"

Missing

GLASS JAR

Finish

GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED CASING WITH GOLD PAINTED PARTS/ BLACK CONTROLS, WIRE COVERING

Decoration

N/A