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Title: Ever Ready Batteries
Post by: Mads1994 on November 09, 2014, 04:25:05 AM

Hi!
My partner and I are renovating our house and found these batteries under it. Unsure of what they were used for and have had some collectors offering to buy them. Is anyone aware of what year they are? Or their worth?
They are all 45volts with the discharge rates of 2 being over 20 milliamperes and the smaller one 16.

Thanks for any feedback  :)

Title: Re: Ever Ready Batteries
Post by: frogpatch on November 09, 2014, 06:02:07 AM

These batteries were commonly used for old "portable" radios in rural locations that had no electricity.

Title: Re: Ever Ready Batteries
Post by: KC on November 09, 2014, 12:49:01 PM

Are there any side labels?  If so, please post pictures of the sides which should have additional information.

These also remind me of old radio batteries!

Title: Re: Ever Ready Batteries
Post by: Mads1994 on November 09, 2014, 04:24:34 PM

They are a little worn as you can imagine but hopefully you can read it!
We checked them for power and each still had 2-5volts in them.

Title: Re: Ever Ready Batteries
Post by: KC on November 09, 2014, 07:47:03 PM

(http://kd4hsh.homestead.com/the_answer.jpg)

Take a look at this site
http://kd4hsh.homestead.com/Eveready_770-1.html (http://kd4hsh.homestead.com/Eveready_770-1.html)

Title: Re: Ever Ready Batteries
Post by: cogar on November 10, 2014, 04:24:19 AM

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We checked them for power and each still had 2-5volts in them.

They may be feeble, ..... buy they lived up to their name. ;D