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Balkite trickle battery charger
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Marked on plate: "Fansteel / Balkite / Trickle Charger / Serial No. K210384 / A.C. Volts 115 Cycles 60 Watts 13 / Rate: 0.5-0.4 A Batteries: 4-6V / Made in U.S.A. by / Fansteel Products Co., Inc. / North Chicago, Ill. / Pat. in the U.S.A. May 27, 1924." On cell: "Balkite Rectifier Cell Type C". Electrolytic type battery charger using a glass cell. Battery connections are made to binding posts. B+ on cell unit & B- on transformer unit. Cord provided with light socket connection provision. Reference: "Radio Broadcast," Oct. 1925, page 806.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- from Franklin Wingard
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- c 1924
- 1924
- ca 1924
- ID Number
- EM.321567
- catalog number
- 321567
- accession number
- 241556
- serial number
- K210384
- maker
- Balkeit Radio Co.
- Object Name
- battery charger
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 5 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in; 12.7 cm x 13.97 cm x 6.6675 cm
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Record ID
- nmah_1339146
- Usage
- CC0
