Battery

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OBJECT TYPE: 4.5V/carbon-zinc
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.1116.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Hearing Instrument Battery X65
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 815
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Black coated paper (?) covering on battery casing has finely wrinkle-textured finish. Brass-colour metal contacts. Off-white paper label bear black printed text.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: 7.9 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used after c. 1930.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Power source.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Following info. PRINTED on label on battery front: "HEARING/ INSTRUMENT/ BATTERY/ No./ X65/ MADE FOR/ THE/ T.EATON CO./ LIMITED". "8F/ 60" printed by hand on label. "X65/ 815" stamped in green on battery casing base. "2/ 8" printed by hand in red pencil, on either side of above markings on base.
Missing: Appears complete. Note: this may not be battery originally supplied with the hearing aid, but a replacement.
Finish: Black coated paper (?) covering on battery casing has finely wrinkle-textured finish. Brass-colour metal contacts. Off-white paper label bear black printed text.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Battery, circa 1930, Artifact no. 2003.1116, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.1116.003/

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