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Catalog Number |
1997.004 |
Object Name |
Battery, Wet-cell |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Description |
This is a ceramic lid to an Edison Primary Battery. The battery used a chemical reaction to create direct current (DC) electricty. The chemical reaction was made by electrodes (typically made of copper, zinc, nickle, iron, or other reactive metals) in a liquid acid referred to as electrolyte. The two holes in the lid are where the electrodes would be suspended from. Edison Primary Batteries were frequently powered telegraph and telephone systems and were used in railroad track and signal circuits. The Edison Manufacturing Company was organized in December 1889 as Edison's personal business and was incorporated in New Jersey on May 5, 1900. This company originally formed to manufacture and market the Edison-Lalande primary battery, the company manufactured and sold batteries for use with telegraph, phonoplex, and telephone systems, as well as for phonographs, dental equipment, medical instruments, and other machinery. |
Dimensions |
Dia-6.5 Cir-21 inches |
Imagefile |
023\1997004.JPG |