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Daniell cell used by Edward Davy, 1836-1839

Telecommunications

1836-1839

Selenium cell from prototype Cox selenium-cell magnifier equipment, 1910-1920

Telecommunications

1910-1920

pot for Daniell cell used by Edward Davy, 1836-1839

Telecommunications

1836-1839

Cell used in interruptor circuit, 1875-1890

Telecommunications

1875-1890

Battery for Vodafone transportable mobile phone, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

'The Dania' dry cell battery

Electricity Supply

Ringrose firedamp alarm cutaway battery

Coal Mining

Lead accumulator two volt battery, United States, made before 1971

Radio Communication

before 1971

battery

Electricity Supply

c.1940

Battery pack and vibrator pack for "S-phone" type 13/Mk IV personal portable UHF transmitter/receiver, designed by Charles Bovill, unknown maker, British, 1942-1945

battery pack and vibrator pack for "S-phone" transceiver, 1942-1945

Radio Communication

1942-1945

battery

Electricity Supply

c.1935

Daniell cell used by Edward Davy with spare pot, 1836-1839

Telecommunications

1836-1839

EverReady battery. Part of

Electricity Supply

40 volt dry battery No 2, c.19

Telecommunications

150/3 V dry battery from Wireless set no. 38 Mk. II serial no. 6319, unknown maker, British, 1939-1945

Dry battery from Wireless Set, 1939-1945

Radio Communication

1939-1945

Lamp battery, coal mining.

Coal Mining

Power pack

Printing & Writing

1990

EverReady battery. Part of

Electricity Supply

Accumulator battery

Coal Mining

Two batteries.

Coal Mining

Battery for Nokia mobile phone

Emergency Medicine

c.2000

battery

Coal Mining

Cutaway wet battery, coal mini

Coal Mining

Standard battery for MICROTAC II mobile cellular telephone, 1992

Telecommunications

1992

QN-111BP rechargeable battery pack for Sony CM-R111 personal mobile cellnet telephone Serial No. 116069, by Sony Corporation, Japan, 1994.

Rechargable battery pack for Sony CM-R111 personal mobile cellnet telephone, 1994

Telecommunications

1994

Battery for "Cheetah" 87C/32K Telex Machine, British Telecom, British, 1984.

Battery for British Telecom "Cheetah" 87C/32K Telex Machine, 1984

Telecommunications

1984

Two 1.2V NiMH batteries, GP7M, Size F6, GP, used for Cybiko Classic, Russian hand-held computer in purple, used at BT Adastral Park, ABBYY, Russia, 2000

Two GP batteries for Cybiko 'Classic' hand-held computer

Computing & Data Processing

Lithium battery for the Sharp J-SH04 mobile phone, by the Sharp Corporation, Japan, 2001

Lithium battery for the Sharp J-SH04 mobile phone

Telecommunications

2001

6V NiMH standard rechargeable battery (type 3005, serial no. 34907571), for the ETACS mobile telephone, by ERICSSON, Sweden, 1993

6V NiMH standard rechargeable battery (type 3005, serial no. 34907571)

Telecommunications

1993

Two batteries.

Two batteries for Mick-matic camera

Photographic Technology

1966-1976

Nickle cadmium battery for Motorola 'Personal' mobile cellular telephone, Motorola, United States, 1993

Nickle camium battery for personal mobile cellular telephone 0374 199544, 1993

Telecommunications

1993

Battery for British Telecom Ivory ESN mobile telephone 1902 00 17069, British Telecom, manufactured by Alexander Batteries, British, 1989-1995.

Battery for British Telecom ivory ESN mobile telephone, 1989-1995

Telecommunications

1989-1995

Spare battery in sealed pack, unsigned, for Vaisala RS21 radiosonde, serial no 624957-8, for 400 MH3 Meteorological frequency band, in two components, by Vaisala Oy, Helsinki, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland, 1971

Spare battery in sealed pack, unsigned, for Vaisala RS21 radiosonde, serial no 624957-8, for 400 MH3 Meteorological frequency band

Meteorology

Potassium bichromate battery, for a galvanic cautery, 2 multi-plate cells and rubber bulb in rectangular box, made by Charles Chardin, Paris, French, 1880-1890

Potassium bichromate battery, for a galvanic cautery

Therapeutics

1880-1890

Atlas 40 W choke battery, 200-250 V. A.C. 50 cycles, cat no. BL/1088 made by Thorn Electrical Industries Ltd. for use with one 4 ft. 40 W lamp.

battery

Collection Unassigned

Ballast 240 Volts - 50 Hz battery for 1 x 6 ft 85 watt tube, made in Great Britain by Thorn, Ref. No. BU/685.

battery

Collection Unassigned

Battery for Portable Radio, made by Simico. Slots into the back of the the portable radio. Part of equipment supplied to members of the London’s Ambulance Cycle Response Unit, owned and used by Tom Lynch, c.2000

Battery for Portable Radio

Emergency Medicine

c.2000

Pot for Daniell cell used and possibly made by Edward Davy, England, 1836-1839. Found in a field in Somerset by J J Fahie, an historian of the electric telegraph, in 1883.

pot for Daniell cell used by Edward Davy, 1836-1839

Telecommunications

1836-1839

Lead-acid re-chargeable ‘Newmax’ battery, by Dong Ho Electric Co. Ltd., Korea, for use with the ‘Euthanasia Machine’, developed by Dr. Philip Nitschke, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 1995-1996

Lead-acid re-chargeable ‘Newmax’ battery, for use with the ‘Euthanasia Machine’

Wellcome (general)

1995-1996

Bunsen cell said to have been used by M. Berthelot. Stoneware outer container by Doulton, Lambeth

Bunsen cell allegedly used by M. Berthelot

Experimental Chemistry

3 batteries belonging to the Nikko 'Strike' radio-control car (scale 1:20) by Nikko, The Netherlands, 1999

3 batteries belonging to the Nikko 'Strike' radio-control car

Domestic Appliances

1999

MP133 Willard storage battery for Cine Kodak camera motor attachment part no. 2081, charing rate 1/2 ampere, With hard rubber case 6.5 x 4.25 x 14cm. With 2 pin contacts. Williard Storage Battery Company made for Eastman Kodak.

MP133 Willard storage battery for Cine Kodak camera motor attachment

Cinematography

Battery; type MP-133; part no 2801 0.5 amp charging rate; hard-rubber case; lead acid type.

Battery for Electric motor drive for Cine-Kodak camera

Cinematography

Battery for Motorola V560 mobile telephone handset, made by Motorola, China, 2006

battery for Motorola V560 mobile telephone handset, 2006

Telecommunications

2006

Slim battery for MICROTAC II mobile cellular telephone, Motorola, United States, 1992

Slim battery for MICROTAC II mobile cellular telephone, 1992

Telecommunications

1992

Battery, Ever Ready C11 alarm clock battery. for Copal, battery electric, digital alarm clock.

battery

Time Measurement

1975-1979