Marconi Battery Charging Switchboard, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview
This device uses six light bulbs, wired in series, to step down a 110 volt input--the current from a wall socket--to an output of 6 volts--that of an "A" radio battery. Conceivably, it could also function as a "battery eliminator," which allowed a radio set designed to run on batteries to be powered from a wall socket.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Battery charger
Date Made
circa 1915
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
36.157.38
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Hard Rubber
Chromium
Porcelain (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 7.5 in
Length: 13.375 in
Inscriptions
plaque:
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.
No 191257 London
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