Case, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: 6 VOLT/3 CELL/12 PLATE
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0682.001

MANUFACTURER: VICEROY MFG. CO. LTD.
MODEL: 2K
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HARD RUBBER CASING/ 12 LEAD PLATES/ STRAW PACKING

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Height: 21.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Servicing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VICEROY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1929
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS,ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: CASING FOR AUTOMOBILE STORAGE BATTERY. CASINGS & LEAD PLATES WERE SOLD TO SHOPS WHERE SULPHURIC ACID WAS ADDED TO CONSTRUCT WET BATTERIES FOR SALE.
Technical: IN 1920S BATTERIES WERE NOT SHIPPED FILLED WITH ACID BUT WERE BUILT BY SMALL SHOPS AS NEEDED FOR LOCAL TRADE USING STANDARD PARTS AVAILABLE FROM AUTOMOTIVE JOBBERS & BATTERY MFRS. BATTERIES WERE MADE IN 3 STANDARD FORMS: THIN PLATE (3/32 IN.) LIKE THIS ONE, STANDARD PLATE (1/8 IN.), & OVERSIZED PLATES FOR HEAVY-DUTY BATTERIES (REF.1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOULDED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "THE/ VICEROY MFG. CO. LTD./ WEST, TORONTO/ 2K/ MADE IN CANADA" & ON SIDE "GENUINE HARD RUBBER"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK RUBBER/ METALLIC PLATES/ NATURAL STRAW
Decoration: MOULDED RIBBING ON SIDES

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VICEROY MFG. CO. LTD., Case, battery, circa 1929, Artifact no. 1997.0682, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0682.001/

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