Connector, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: CHARGING
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0696.001

MANUFACTURER: PAPCO
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (LEAD?) WIRE/ SYNTHETIC? COVERING

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.2 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: N/A
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: PAPCO
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930
Canada: 1) OLIVER, G.L., "ARTIFACTS OF AUTO-ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY, CANADA'S FIRST HALF CENTURY", WORK IN PROGRESS, 1997/ 2) ACQUISITION PROPOSAL BY D.W. MONAGHAN (BOTH IN SUPP. INFO. 970545)
Function: DEVICE USED IN AUTOMOBILE BATTERY MAKER'S SHOP TO JOIN BATTERY CELLS TOGETHER DURING CHARGING OPERATION.
Technical: IN 1920S BATTERIES WERE NOT SHIPPED FILLED WITH ACID BUT WERE BUILT BYSMALL SHOPS AS NEEDED FOR LOCAL TRADE USING STANDARD PARTS. THIS SPAWNED PRODUCTION OF SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT FOR BATTERY WORK, SUCH AS THIS CONNECTOR. IT SYMBOLIZES INVENTIVENESS & MARKETING INITIATIVE OF MFRS. IN DEVELOPING & PROMOTING TOOLS TO MEET ITS SPECIAL NEEDS (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK COVERING
Decoration: N/A

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PAPCO, Connector, battery, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0696, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0696.001/

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