Cover, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: 11 PLATE CELL COVER
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0685.001

MANUFACTURER: EXIDE BATTERIES OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HARD RUBBER

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.6 cm
Width: 7.1 cm
Height: 4.1 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: EXIDE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

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: COVER FOR CASING FOR AUTOMOBILE STORAGE BATTERY. CASINGS & LEAD PLATES WERE SOLD TO SHOPS WHERE SULPHURIC ACID WAS ADDED TO CONSTRUCT WET BATTERIES FOR SALE.
Technical: IN 1920S BATTERIES WERE NOT SHIPPED FILLED WITH ACID BUT WERE BUILT BY SMALL SHOPS AS NEEDED FORLOCAL TRADE USING STANDARD PARTS AVAILABLE FROM AUTOMOTIVE JOBBERS & BATTERY MFRS. STORAGE BATTERIES WERE MADE IN BOTH 7 & 11 PLATE FORMS; THIS CAP IS FOR 11 PLATE BATTERY (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING ON CAP READS "Exide/ NO-OVER-FLO" & ON COVER "MADE IN CANADA"
Missing: PLUGS FOR 2 OPENINGS
Finish: BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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EXIDE BATTERIES OF CANADA LTD., Cover, battery, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0685, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0685.001/

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