[SCG] Calendar year 1962 Delco battery date stamp

[Paul Steinberg]

The stamp is for the top of the Positive battery post.  Not only did it give 
a positive way of identifying when a battery was sold, it also gave a 
tactile identification to the positive terminal for jump starting in poor 
light.
Paul in CT
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Subject: Re: [SCG] Calendar year 1962 Delco battery date stamp


> O.K.  Since we're playing 20 questions, my guess is that the object in
> question is used to make an impression on the tar top of the battery.  Did 
> I
> guess right?
>
> ~Bill Stanley
>
> < eBay item 220888852543
>
> Pretty cool item if you are looking to add that last bit of realism  to
> a Corvair built in calendar year 1962!>
>
> <How/where is it used on the battery?>
>
> <Hint: Think about where the (only) part of the battery (actually, 2) 
> that
> are soft enough to take an imprint.>
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