Battery Jar, 1900-1915

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Battery jar

Date Made

1900-1915

Creator Notes

Manufactured by The Electric Storage Battery Company and sold by Joel Baily Davis Co., both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

32.880.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Excelsior (Material)

Color

Colorless
Brown
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 6 in
Width: 13 in
Length: 3 in

Inscriptions

on wrapper: THE ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY / PHILADELPHIA / Made by the world's largest manu- / facturers of storage batteries for / every purpose. / RADIO "B" BATTERY on wrapper: JOEL BAILY DAVIS CO. / Importers and Wholesalers / 606-612 MARKET ST. / PHILADELPHIA, PA. / RETURN - POSTAGE - GUARANTEED
Battery Jar, 1900-1915