On 19/04/2019 18:07, Brian Gaff wrote:
Can one still get pp1, pp4 and pp9 batteries by the way?
PP1 were six volt press stud, pp4 round but 9 v press stud either end and
pp9 big 9v for good portable radios.
Also looking for the bijou battery since its used in a vintage torch.
Brian


Someone I know well used to trespass on the main East Coast line during
the late 1950 and early 1960s, looking for things to steal. One thing he
found (by smashing a padlock) was a large number of very large 1.5V
cells. They had screw terminals and were connected in series. They were
black, rectangular, about 3" x 3" x 10". They were very heavy but the
boy managed to carry a lot of them home, where he used them to power his
spark transmitter.

Bill