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OBJECT TYPE: NICAD OR NICKLE CADMIUM/2 V
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0635.001

MANUFACTURER: Edison Lamp Co. of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NICKEL CADIMUM BATTERY/ WOOD CASING, WITH IRON HANDLES/ STEEL (?) TERMINALS, HEAD AND STRAPPING

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.1 cm
Width: 17.6 cm
Height: 47.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Rolling stock
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Edison
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: PROVIDED LIGHTS FOR A DYNAMOMETER CAR
Technical: USED IN 32V SYSTEM ONCE STANDARD IN CPR OPERATIONS/ THESE ALKALINE ELECTROLITE BATTERIES HAD A VERY LONG LIFE SPAN (40-50 YRS) BUT COULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE AS LONG AS THE REGULAR ACID BASE ELECTROLITE BATTERIES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'A14H' AND 'CAH 101' STAMPED ONTO BATTERY HEAD/ 'Thomas A. Edison of Canada Limited Montreal, PQ. Edison Thomas A. Edison Ltd made in U.S.A.' STAMPED ON COVER OF CAP
Missing: NONE EVIDENT
Finish: WOOD TREATED WITH CREOSOTE/ HANDLES PAINTED BLACK/ CASING BOUND BY BLACK STRAPPING
Decoration: N/A

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Edison Lamp Co. of Canada Ltd., Battery, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0635, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0635.001/

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