General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS/ FABRIC WIRE COVERING

Dimensions

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

Length

16.5 cm

Width

11.2 cm

Height

19.0 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

Westinghouse

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1936 +

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, & INAUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

DEVICE THAT APPLIES POWER TO CHARGE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY PLATE RECTIFIER, WITHOUT MOVING PARTS OR FRAGILE CHEMICAL GLASS CELLS OF EARLIER CHARGERS BUT WITH CAPACITY OF ONLY 0.8 AMPS, MUCH LOWER THAN MECHANICAL RECTIFIERS. THIS IS ALSO EXAMPLE OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT UNDERTAKEN BY LARGE MFR. WITH SUFFICIENT RESOURCES & R&D CAPACITY (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD LABEL WITH BLACK LETTERING READING "Westinghouse/ Recto?/ TRICKLE/ CHARGER/ A.C. INPUT/ 20 WATTS-115 VOLTS-26 & 60 CYCLES/ D.C. OUTPUT/.8 AMP 6 VOLTS/ STYLE H-20481/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA."

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CASING PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ METALLIC PARTS/ RED & BLACK KNOBS/ BLACK WIRE COVERING WITH BROWN PLUG

Decoration

INDENTED PANELS IN SIDES OF CASING