Charger, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: MOTOR-GENERATOR
DATE: 1925–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0438.001

MANUFACTURER: ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO.
MODEL: GVA50
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6906
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 PROBABLY STONE (SLATE) PANEL, WITH METAL, WOOD, GLASS PTS, FIBRE COVERED CORD/.2METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 45.7 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 161.0 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: ELECTRIC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CHARGE BATTERIES/ RATHER THAN COVERTING POWER WITH A RECTIFIER, A.C MOTOR DRIVES D.C. GENERATOR - DISTRIBUTER PANEL INCLUDES REGULATOR TO KEEP CURRENT TO BATTERY CONSTANT
Technical: THE MOTOR-GENERATOR SYSTEM OF CHARGING BATTERIES WAS CONSIDERED (IN 1920'S) TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENT & ECONOMICAL WHEN CHARGING QUITE A NUMBER OF BATTERIES/ THEIR USE WAS GENERALLY CONFINED TO LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS HANDLING QUITE A NUMBER OF BATTERIES (REF.#3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFR'S PLATE 'Wotton/ DISTRIBUTING PANEL/ NO. 6906 TYPE GVA50/ VOLTS 87/100 AMPS 50 60/ ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS CO./ CLEVELAND, OHIO.'/ ON METER PLATE 'ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS CO./ Wotton/ CLEVELAND, O.'; ON FACE 'SOAKOMETER HOUR[?]/ SET POINTER AT DESIRED HOURS FOR SOAKING CH[?]/ MAXIMUM CURRENT 100 AMPERES/ TO INDICATE AMPERES PUSH THE BUTTON/ VOLTS/ 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150/ AMPERES/ MADE BY/ ROLLER-SMITH CO./ BETHLEHEM PA. U.S.A.'/ RAISED ON KNOB 'WARD LEONARD ELECTRIC CO./ TO INCREASE/ RESISTANCE/ MT. VERNON, N.J.'/.2 PLATE 'Wotton/ BATTERY CHARGING/ MOTOR-GENERATOR/ SER.NO. 6906 TYPE DE-54-6/ 87/100 D.C. VOLTS 50/40 D.C. AMPS CELLS/ 110 A.C. VOLTS [71] A.C. AMPS 6.5 H.P./ 1 PHASE 60 CYCLES 1750 R.P.M./ ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO./ CLEVELAND, OHIO."/ CAST INTO CASING "Wotton"/ PLATE ON TOP "DO NOT REMOVE/ THIS CAP TO OIL/ USE OIL HOLE"
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 BASE IS DARK GREY, WITH BLACK & WHITE PTS - DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE ORIGINAL FINISH DUE TO GREASE & DIRT/.2 PROBABLY PAINTED BLACK, LARGELY OBSCURED BY BLACK GREASE
Decoration: N/A

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ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO., Charger, battery, circa 1925–1935, Artifact no. 1994.0438, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0438.001/

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