Repro WS No 19 Cdn battery box

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Johnny Canuck

Batteries and Accumulators Part 5

1.5 Volt Cells smaller than the previous 1.5's

Geoff

That's a lot of cells and batteries!

Does anyone have an example of a military cycle lamp battery (the "800" one shown)?

They were used in the standard "Lamp, Electric, No.1" with red filter and blackout shutter (which is NOT a signalling lamp, despite the optimists on eBay), as well as the Lantern. Electric, Traffic, No.2 and a lot of other lamps and torches, not to mention the "bomb disposal" hands-free intercom - a wooden box that took the battery and had a chest strap and fittings to turn a switchboard head/breast set into an intercom for the people with the REALLY nasty job of defusing dropped stuff.

It's annoying that this battery is no longer manufactured, though it should be possible to build one using the cells from the large (996) lantern battery that is still available.

I'll see if I can set up and photograph some of my batteries and cells for the forum.

Seasons Greetings!

Chris.

[Grant Bowker]

The photos already posted give a good idea of the construction of the sides and top of the boxes but are not clear on how the base is attached. Some photos seem to show the base as a simple slab the full size of the case, somehow attached to the sides (possibly multiple screws vertically up into the sides?). Other views seem to show the long sides as reaching to the bottom of the case with the base sitting between the long sides and overlapping the short sides (apparantly screwed horizontally through the long sides and vertically on the short sides). Also, is there any information on whether the base panels were simple square edged panels or was a rabbet (or other formed joint) used to support part of the load?

I'm also puzzled about the metal reinforcing on the box corners. Many boxes, but not all, are reinforced on the vertical corners but I don't recall seeing images of any boxes reinforced around the base. Has anyone noticed a pattern to relate the presence of reinforcing to battery case size, year of manufacture, manufacturer etc.?

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Chris Suslowicz

That's a lot of cells and batteries!

Does anyone have an example of a military cycle lamp battery (the "800" one shown)?

Chris.

I have one somewhere - just moved house though and have no idea which box it is in - suspect it will be many months before it reappears - but when it does, I'll pop some pics here.

Tim

[Tim Bell]

Some more battery box pics for the "collection"... this time... a Canadian box... alas I dont own the box.

radio jeep 1.jpg

radio jeep 2.jpg

radio jeep 3.jpg

radio jeep 4.jpg

radio jeep 5.jpg

Tim

[Tim Bell]

Last one... the handle, which appears to be an amalgamation of both type of handle which exist elsewhere on the other boxes I've seen...

radio jeep 6.jpg

Tim

[Johnny Canuck]

Hello Tim
Can you advise if the box you posted has a metal liner?

Geoff

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Johnny Canuck

Hello Tim
Can you advise if the box you posted has a metal liner?

Geoff

Geoff

Sorry - unable to find out.

Tim