Charger, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: portable
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0262.001

MANUFACTURER: GROH'S COOLER, LTD.
MODEL: GEM
LOCATION: Preston, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 48584
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING; SYNTHETIC KNOB; FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES.

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: 16.0 cm
Height: 23.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GROH
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Preston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CHARGER USED 1930S+
Canada: EARLY CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC FENCING MFD BY GROH'S COOLER, LTD. OF PRESTON, ONT.
Function: TO PROVIDE SHORT, WEAK PULSES OF POWER TRANSMITTED VIA WIRE STRETCHED BETWEEN METAL POSTS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY DRY CELL BATTERY POWERED CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC FENCING. MARKETED AS PROVIDING ECONOMICAL, EFFECTIVE AND HUMANE FENCING WHICH COULD BE ERRECTED, ACTIVATED AND MOVED WITH LITTLE EFFORT. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " OPERATE ON/ NORMAL TO/ CONSERVE/ BATTERIES/ KEEP BATTERY/ TERMINALS [HIGH]/ FORREPAIRS/ RETURN UNIT TO/ GROH'S COOLER, LIMITED- PRESTON, ONT./ TURN UNIT OFF/ WHEN NOT IN USE./ REMOVE BATTERY/ WHEN DEAD AND/ DURING WINTER/ KEEP BATTERY/ FROM FREEZING/ GEM" printed on casing back. [NB: some text damaged] Control switch settings labelled "OFF/ NORMAL/ HIGH". Serial number (?) "48548-" printed in red on casing back.
Missing: UNKNOWN- APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: CASING PAINTED BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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GROH'S COOLER, LTD., Charger, battery, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 2002.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0262.001/

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