Flag Battery 6

Ever Ready Co. (GB) Ltd.; London

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  • Year
  • 1906 ??
  • Category
  • Power supply/conditioner or battery or charger 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 229441

 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Is a battery or storage battery / 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Flag Battery 6 - Ever Ready Co. GB Ltd.; London
  • Shape
  • Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 67 x 167 x 67 mm / 2.6 x 6.6 x 2.6 inch
  • Notes

  • One of the largest single cell Zinc Carbon type ever made. There may be one larger cell.

    Cylindrical.

    Connection type: Two screw terminals, or later one screw terminal and a wire.

    Used for:
    Railway signalling (possibly 36 in series), Summoning servant system ( "Flags" with a number for each room and a bell in a box connected to bell push in each room). Phone systems. Marconi  TF933A & Marconi TF933B humidity detectors.

    Modern replacements (2012) may consist of parallel Alkaline D cells sometimes in a rectangular  75 x 143 x  43mm carton.

    An "ignition" or Gas lighter cell is similar but without terminals. The stem with glow wire screws direct to the top.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Michael Watterson. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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