new hamfest finds

From: Rob O'Donnell <classiccmp.org_at_irrelevant.fsnet.co.uk>
Date: Sat Jun 5 15:07:30 2004

At 14:19 05/06/2004 -0400, you wrote:

> 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...

Rob




> Joe
Received on Sat Jun 05 2004 - 15:07:30 BST