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Edison Emark Type AAA Cutaway Battery
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Edison Emark Type AAA Cutaway Battery
Category
Science and Technology
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Energy Production T&E - Power Producing Equipment - Battery, Electrical
Object Origin
Emark Battery Corporation
1933
Kearny, New Jersey, United States of America
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Cut-away of an Edison Emark starting and lighting battery. Black rectangular case with orange lettering. Corner is cut away to reveal vertical metal plates. Black text is embossed on the side. The top of the battery has two (2) silver metal brackets with embossed text. There are three (3) black caps with and embossed cursive "E".
Marks: Front: "E / EMARK / Edison" Side: "MADE BY / EMARK BATTERY CORP / KEARNY, NJ / A DIVISION OF / THOMAS A EDISON,INC. / MADE IN U.S.A." Top: "EMARK / EDISON"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 9.375 in, Length: 8.75 in, Width: 6.5 in
Weight: 18.4 lbs
Credit
Received from Emark Battery Corporation, 33.905
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Edison Emark Type AAA Cutaway Battery
About: Edison Emark Type AAA Cutaway Battery
About: Edison Emark Type AAA Cutaway Battery
After significant advances in battery technology at the end of the nineteenth century, the AAA battery was invented in 1911. This cutaway of a type AAA battery from the Emark Battery Company is similar to the batteries originally displayed at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair celebrating technological innovation.
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