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Charger, Battery

Object number2007.167.501

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (1886 - 1945)

Date1922-1940

OriginSouth Bend, IN

MediumMetal; Rubber; Paint

Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation, Gift of Ed Allshouse

DescriptionBrown painted metal battery charger with two rubber cords on the back. One cord attaches to two metal pieces and the other is a plug. The lid can be lifted to reveal the machinery.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 10 x 20.5 x 6.375 in. (25.4 x 52.1 x 16.2 cm)
MarksGold text on the front plaque states "Westinghouse / Rectigon / BATTERY CHARGER / [logo] / 3 TO 5 / CELLS / 7.5 TO 15 / D.C. VOLTS / .5 TO 3 / D.C. AMPERES / 115 / A.C. VOLTS / 60 / CYCLES / STYLE / 376336 / PAT. 8 17 09 4 18 16 / 5595 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING COMPANY / (3-28-23) GEORGE CUTTER WORKS, SOUTH BEND, IND, U.S.A."

Black text on the back label states "THE SALE OF THE BULB OF THIS RECTIFIER BY THE WESTING- / HOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. CARRIES WITH IT A LICENSE UNDER / ALL CLAIMS OF U.S. PATENTS WHICH THE WESTINGHOUSE ELEC- / TRIC & MFG. CO. OWNS OR UNDER WHICH IT IS ENTITLED TO GRANT / SUCH A LICENSE, WHICH CLAIMS COVER THE BULB AS SUCH. AS WELL AS A LICENSE TO USE THE BULB IN A LICENSED RECTIFIER / OUTFIT MADE BY THE WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO., OR BY ANY MANUFACTURER LICENSED TO MAKE SUCH RECTIFIERS / EXCEPT TO THIS EXTENT . NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR IMPLIED / UNDER ANY PATENT CLAIM COVER [...] THE BULB (OR ITS USE) IN / COMBINATION WITH, OR AS AN ELEMENT OF ANY SYSTEM OR / PROCESS OR FOR USE IN OR WITH AN UNLICENSED RECTIFIER / OUTFIT OR PORTION THERE IS FURTHER, NO LICENSE IS GRANTED / TO USE THIS BULB FOR TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, OR RADIO PUR- / POSES, WHICH, HOWEVER, DO NOT INCLUDE TOP MERE CHARGING / OF STORAGE BATTERIES. / THE BULB IS NOT LICENSED TO BE RE-EXHAUSTED, REFILLED, / OR REPAIRED, NOR IS THE PATENTED METAL THEREIN CONTAINED / LICENSED TO BE USED EXCEPT IN THIS BULB."

Previous owner Edward Allshouse

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