Connector, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: CHARGING
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0697.001

MANUFACTURER: MUELLER ELEC. CO.
MODEL: 21A
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABLE & CLIPS/ CLOTH COVERING/ RUBBER INSULATION

Dimensions

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

Length: 65.0 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Height: 2.2 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: MUELLER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930
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: DEVICE USED IN AUTOMOBILE BATTERY MAKER'S SHOP TO JOIN BATTERY CELLS TOGETHER DURING CHARGING OPERATION.
Technical: MUELLER CLIP, MADE IN WIDE RANGE OF SIZES, WASDEVELOPED IN EARLY 1920S TO PROVIDE QUICK, EFFICIENT CONNECTIONS FOR WIDE RANGE OF ELECTRICAL TEST EQUIPMENT. IT SOON BECAME STANDARD IN RADIO & ELECTRICAL TRADES & IS IN WIDESPREAD USE TODAY (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON CLIPS READS "MUELLER ELEC. CO./ CLEVELAND, OHIO/ MADE IN U.S.A." ON ONE SIDE & "UNIVERSAL CLIP/ PAT./ CAPACITY 50 AMP" on other, with "No/ 21A"
Missing: COMPLETE - PART OF ONE JAW HAS BEEN EATEN AWAY BY ACID
Finish: BLACK COVERING/ METALLIC CLIPS/ COPPER COLOURED PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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