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OBJECT TYPE: DRY CELL/4.50 V/RADIO
DATE: 1920–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0342.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian National Carbon Co. Ltd.
MODEL: EVEREADY 771
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER WRAPPER; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS VISIBLE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.2 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 8.6 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: National Carbon
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF BATTERY USED C. 1920S-1940S.
Canada: EARLY 4 1/2 V. DRY CELL RADIO BATTERY MFD. BY CANADIAN NATIONAL CARBON CO. LTD.
Function: USED TO PROVIDE POWER TO A RADIO RECEIVER.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "NO. 771 4 1/2 VOLTS/ EVEREADY/ TRADEMARK/ RADIO 'C' BATTERY/ CANADIAN NATIONAL CARBON CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO/ HALIFAX/ MONTREAL/ WINNIPEG/ VANCOUVER/ MADE IN CANADA/ THIS BATTERY IS FULLYGUARANTEED" printed on front & back panels of battery wrapper. "NO. 771/ EVEREADY/ MADE IN/ CANADA" printed on one side panel; "ALWAYS TEST THIS/ BATTERY WITH A/ VOLTMETER- NEVER/ AN AMMETER/ EVEREADY/ DATE/ SOLD/ [blank]" printed on opposite side panel. "LG/ 45" handwritten in pencil on one side. Terminal labelled "4 1/2", "+", and "-3".
Missing: no
Finish: GREEN-GREY PAPER WRAPPER HAS BLUE, RED & WHITE GRAPHICS & PRINT. BATTERY TOP HAS BROWN WAXY SYNTHETIC COATING; BRASS-COLOUR METAL CONTACTS MOUNTED ON BLACK COATED SYNTHETIC (?) DISK.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian National Carbon Co. Ltd., Battery, circa 1920–1940, Artifact no. 2001.0342, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0342.001/

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