Battery Charger for Detroit Electric Coupe, circa 1922
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Early electric automobiles were clean, quiet and -- with no gears to shift -- easy to drive. But fully recharging their batteries could take anywhere from 8 to 16 hours. Into the 1920s, larger cities often had public charging stations to service electric cars. Owners could also charge their vehicles at home using units like this one.
Early electric automobiles were clean, quiet and -- with no gears to shift -- easy to drive. But fully recharging their batteries could take anywhere from 8 to 16 hours. Into the 1920s, larger cities often had public charging stations to service electric cars. Owners could also charge their vehicles at home using units like this one.
Artifact
Battery charger
Date Made
circa 1922
Creators
Standard Electrical Products Company
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Standard Electrical Products Co. in Dayton, Ohio; gauges by Western Electric Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
34.371.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Joseph W. Ballard.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant Material)
Wire
Dimensions
Height: 15.75 in
Width: 10.5 in
Length: 20.5 in
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