Period Ever Ready vintage valve radio block battery

Before transistors miniaturised & revolutionised radios & electronics, power hungry, heat producing glass vacuum valves were used in all electronics. The batteries used to energise battery powered valve radios had to be like this - the size of a child's shoe box. Two separate voltages were required from the one battery. 1.5 Volts for the valve filaments - Low Tension & 90 Volts for the High Tension. It would have cost an arm & a leg to replace these batteries. Every Ready was the best known & most instantly recognisable brand name. This is good dressing for a period radio shop or a home where the radio was an important & prominent item. For its age, this battery is in rematrkably good condition. We ask hirers to respect this & not scuff the cardboard case.

Prop ID: 6676

Width: 20 cm

Height: 10 cm

Depth: 10 cm

Age: 1950s-1960s

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