General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ GLASS FUSE/ SYNTHETIC CABLE COVERING & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

18.0 cm

Width

9.8 cm

Height

10.1 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

Canadian Transformer

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Waterloo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1945+

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 THAT APPLIES POWER TO CHARGE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY, USED FOR OVERNIGHT CHARGING BY AUTOMOBILE OWNER RATHER FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICING.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF NEW GENERATION OF TRICKLE CHARGERS, NOW REFERRED TO AS BOOSTERS, EQUIPPED WITH CABLES & PLUGS FOR EASY USE IN OVERNIGHT CHARGING. THIS WAS RESPONSE BY CAN. MFRS. OF POST WWII ERA TO CAN. COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS & MORE POWERFUL AUTOMOBILES WITH MORE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRING HEAVY DUTY BATTERIES. PROBABLY HAS SELENIUM & IRON PLATES, REPLACING COPPER OXIDES PLATES USED 10-20 YEARS EARLIER (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "BATTERY BOOSTER/ MODEL NO. 102C/ PRIM. VOLTS 125 CYCLES 60 V.A. 60/ OUTPUT VOLTS 6 D.C. OUTPUT AMPS. 4/ CSA APPROVAL NO. 5505/ MANUFACTURED BY/ CANADIAN TRANSFORMER LTD./ WATERLOO, ONTARIO"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

GREY HAMMERLINE FINISH ON CASING/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A