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OBJECT TYPE: AUTOMOTIVE/STORAGE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0435.001

MANUFACTURER: Edison Storage Battery Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Orange, New Jersey, 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, WOOD, POSSIBLY RUBBER?

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 24.0 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: Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Orange

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER
Technical: EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND MOST POPULAR TYPE OF STORAGE BATTERY IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE LEAD/ACID VARIETY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON EACH END 'EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO./ DO NOT USE ACID/ IN THIS BATTERY/ ORANGE N.J.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ METAL CELLS MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLACK, NOW MUCH DETERIORATED, SHOWING MOSTLY SILVER-GREY COLOUR WITH RUST & GREEN CORROSION PRODUCTS/ RINGS AROUND TERMINALS APPEAR TO BE EITHER BLACK OR RED, ALTHOUGH ALL HAVE CONSIDERABLE LAYER OF DIRT
Decoration: N/A

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Edison Storage Battery Co., Battery, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0435, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0435.001/

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