5 Jun
2004
5 Jun
'04
9:11 a.m.
At 09:07 PM 6/5/04 +0100, Rob wrote:
At 14:19 05/06/2004 -0400, you wrote:
My dad was just over visiting and I showed it to him. He says that he
has a similar one that was made in WW-II. He doesn't know what he's saving
his for either. He just says that it looked neat. I guess that I came by
being a pack rat honestly :-/
Joe
I went to a little hamfest today.
[snip]
NOS military lead
acid battery from 1953. It's about 2" square and about 5" tall and is made
of clear plastic so everything is readily visible. It's never had acid put
into it and has never been used. It's sort of cute and it makes an
interesting show and tell piece. Pictures later.
My dad had (probably still has, knowing him) a big camera flash unit that
features one of these batteries. Big unit the size of a handbag with a
shoulder strap, with the accumulator in this, and flash gun on the end of a
spiral cord. I was always fascinated with it as a kid, so I guess that
places it earlier than the '70s...