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One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Permobil C350 wheelchair

Permobil C350 wheelchair

Volta's crown of cups, early 19th century; Crown-of-cups battery, early 1800s

Volta's crown of cups, early 19th century; Crown-of-cups battery, early 1800s

1800-1825

Quantum Jazzy wheelchair

Quantum Jazzy wheelchair

Portable battery

Portable battery

1900-1910

Voltaic pile battery, European, 1850-1890

Voltaic pile battery, European, 1850-1890

1850-1890

Zinc and graphite wet cell

Zinc and graphite wet cell

1870-1915

Sunrise Medical wheelchair

Sunrise Medical wheelchair

Dry cell portable battery for electric lights

Dry cell portable battery for electric lights

1920-1930

Bichromate or "Poggendorff" cell

Bichromate or "Poggendorff" cell

1851-1900

Dummy model of wireless battery of 1917

Dummy model of wireless battery of 1917

1917

2 lead acid batteries

2 lead acid batteries

1965-1975

Six-cell Groves' battery on stand

Six-cell Groves' battery on stand

Multiple battery

Multiple battery

1920-1940

Dummy model of 3-volt dry battery of 1923

Dummy model of 3-volt dry battery of 1923

1923

Rectangular mahogany case for battery

Rectangular mahogany case for battery

1890-1900

Glass leyden jar from a d'Arsonval-type high-frequency electrotherapy apparatus

Glass leyden jar from a d'Arsonval-type high-frequency electrotherapy apparatus

1890-1920

Bichromate battery - zine and carbon plates surpended from the woodenlid into a glass jar

Bichromate battery - zine and carbon plates surpended from the woodenlid into a glass jar

1890-1900

Small bichromate battery

Small bichromate battery

1860-1900

Possibly Leyden jar

Possibly Leyden jar

1851-1900

Batteries revolving round the poles of a magnet

Batteries revolving round the poles of a magnet

1822-1856

Cruickshank trough battery

Cruickshank trough battery

Home-made voltaic pile consisting of wooden base with pile made of zinc and copper discs alternating with felt

Home-made voltaic pile consisting of wooden base with pile made of zinc and copper discs alternating with felt

1890-1920

Leyden jar

Leyden jar

1851-1900

Dummy 45-volt dry battery, 1917

Dummy 45-volt dry battery, 1917

1917

Battery, with two sets of cells

Battery, with two sets of cells

1860-1880

Group of mercury batteries (Mallory)

Group of mercury batteries (Mallory)

1957

Dummy 66-volt dry battery

Dummy 66-volt dry battery

1922

Dummy 60-volt dry battery

Dummy 60-volt dry battery

1917

Glass leyden jar from a d'Arsonval-type high-frequency electrotherapy apparatus

Glass leyden jar from a d'Arsonval-type high-frequency electrotherapy apparatus

1890-1920

Cutaway miner's cap lamp battery

Cutaway miner's cap lamp battery

Dummy 100 volt dry battery, 1917

Dummy 100 volt dry battery, 1917

1917

Dummy model of 42 volt h.t. battery of 1923

Dummy model of 42 volt h.t. battery of 1923

1923

Rectangular mahogany case for a battery

Rectangular mahogany case for a battery

1890-1900

Thermionic Valves and Dry Electrolytic Cells

Thermionic Valves and Dry Electrolytic Cells

1920-1950

Leclanché cell telephone battery

Leclanché cell telephone battery

circa 1890-1900

DAF 44 car, 1967, Registration no. ATE 79E, chassis no. 501 458, converted by Shell Research Ltd at Thornton Research Centre to be powered by a hydrogen fuel-cell to demonstrate the feasibility of fuel cells for vehicle propulsion. The standard petrol engine has been replaced by a solid state control system.

DAF 44 Petrol car converted to fuel cells for propulsion

1967

Four-cell battery in mahogany frame, English, late 19th century

Four-cell battery in mahogany frame

1880-1920

Six-cell Bunsen battery

Six-cell Bunsen battery

Battery containing mercury bichromate cells which may be and lowered in rectangular box with upper panel on which are gauge rheostat, 2 terminals and leaf-spring interrupter, made by C. Chardin, 5 rue de Chateaudun, Paris, France, 1875-1885.

Battery containing mercury bichromate cells

1875-1885

Four Ever Ready "Flag" batteries bound together with black tape

Four Ever Ready "Flag" batteries bound together with black tape

Four volt miners cap lamp battery. Supplied by Tudor Accumulators, Co, Ltd., 1956.

Four volt miners cap lamp battery. Supplied by Tudor Accumulators

Six bichromate cells of carbon and zinc contained in case with brass fittings, European, 1880-1920

Six bichromate cells of carbon and zinc contained in case with brass fittings

1880-1920

Stohrer battery, metal fittings in wood case, by Dr. E. Stohrer of Dresden, German, first half 19th century

Stohrer battery

1801-1850

Four volt miners cap lamp battery.

Four volt miners cap lamp battery

Stohrer's portable medical battery

Stohrer's portable medical battery

Five Vidor "Eternacell" Lithium-Sulphur dioxide batteries

Five Vidor "Eternacell" Lithium-Sulphur dioxide batteries

1981

Battery in mahogany box, with lower panel containing sliding switch galvanometer and 2 terminals, by Philip Harris & Co. Ltd., 144 and 146 Edmund Street, Birmingham, England, 1880-1890.

Battery in mahogany box

1880-1890

Lelanche battery, four glass jars in wooden case, with terminals, probably French, 19th century

Lelanche battery

1801-1900

Bichromate battery four cells in wooden case with two terminals on lid, and handle, French, c.1880

Bichromate battery four cells in wooden case with two terminals on lid

1880