Charger part, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL VIBRATOR/AC RECTIFIER
DATE: 1934
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0704.001

MANUFACTURER: HANDY CHARGER
MODEL: ULTRA HANDY CHARGER
LOCATION: 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 PANEL, PARTS/ GLASS METER COVER/ FABRIC? WIRE COVERING

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.3 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Height: 4.5 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: HANDY CHARGER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1934
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: PART OF BATTERY CHARGER, DEVICE THAT APPLIES POWER TO CHARGE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY.
Technical: VIBRATOR CHARGE, DESPITE ITS LIMITATIONS, WAS SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN BATTERY CHARGING FIELD IN RANGE, RELIABILITY, CAPACITY, & ROBUSTNESS COMPARED TO CHEMICAL RECTIFIERS SUCH AS 970702-970703 (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BACK LETTERING ON METER FACE READS "HANDY/ CHARGER" & "WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO. NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./ AMMETER/ MODEL 354 NO. 1959884"/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Missing: CHARGER
Finish: GLASSY BLACK PAINTED PANEL/ PLATED PARTS/ GREY METER FACE WITH BLACK INDICATOR & SCALE, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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HANDY CHARGER, Charger part, battery, circa 1934, Artifact no. 1997.0704, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0704.001/

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