Eliminator, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: AUTO RADIO
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0338.001

MANUFACTURER: ATR Mfg. Co. Inc.
MODEL: A
LOCATION: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 640103
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 15.5 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: ATR
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
City: St. Paul

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: SUPPLIES DIRECT CURRENT & VOLTAGE TO A BATTERY-OPERATED CIRCUIT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF POWER SUPPLY USED TO REPLACE "A" OR FILAMENT BATTERIES IN THE TIME PERIOD. HIGH AMPERE RATING COULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS USED TO POWER CAR RADIOS FOR TESTING ON THE REPAIR BENCH.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'ATR/ Auto Radio/ "A" BATTERY ELIMINATOR./ Input 115 Volts A.C. 50-60 Cycles/ Output 6.3 Volts D.C. 14 Amperes/ Serial No. 640103/ See Directions/ MADE IN U.S.A./ ATR MANUFACTURING CO., INC./ St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CRINKLE FINISH ON CABINET
Decoration: MFR'S PLATE ON FRONT

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ATR Mfg. Co. Inc., Eliminator, battery, circa 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1988.0338, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0338.001/

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