Battery
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WET CELL
- DATE
- 1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0118.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LAW
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS BATTERY JAR/ CARBON CELL/ METAL SCREW TERMINAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.1 cm
- Width
- 11.1 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- LAW
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- CIRCA 1912
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO POWER TELEPHONE TRANSMISSIONS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- EMBOSSED ON GLASS FRONT: 'LAW/ BATTERY/ NEW YORK/ PATENTED'/ EMBOSSEDON BOTH SIDES OF BATTERY JAR IS A HORIZONTAL LINE & BELOW LINE: 'WATER LINE'/ EMBOSSED ON BATTERY TOP: 'S'
- Missing
- CERAMIC CYLINDER ROD WHICH NORMALLY INSERTS IN HOLE IN TOP OF CARBON CELL
- Finish
- 2 PIECE MOULDED CLEAR GLASS
- Decoration
- N/A
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LAW, Battery, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1978.0118, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0118.001/
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