Vintage Exide Batteries

[Keith 66]

I was clearing a shed out today for old friends of my inlaws. Mountains of junk & rubbish gone through. A few good tools that i have to sell for them.
But an obscure thing turned up, a pair of Vintage Exide batteries, czg6 2volt low tension, they are quite large with thick glass jars, thing is they appear to be as new & have never been filled with acid. Seems a shame to chuck them, anyone know what they would have been used for? Are they of any use to anyone? or just curios!

 

[Harbo]

They sound like lead acid accumulators, we used to power a “mobile” radio with them.

Rod

 

[CHJ]

Yes, sound like lead acid accumulators, standard use for the filament supplies of Battery radios alongside a 90-120 volt High tension dry battery.
Are they the smaller square format 4"X 4" ? or the wider 5-6" x 4"?

http://www.museumoftechnology.org.uk/ob ... hp?key=191

 

[Keith 66]

They are 2" thick 5" wide & 7" high.

 

[bourbon]

maybe ask at a museum if they would like them. They won't pay anything, but it's got to be better than just throwing them away. It's History and History is Brill.