Thanks Bob- I've seen lots of similar things on military bases (Fort Bragg and Fort Jackson) and could never figure out what they were. Carl Steen
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From: Bob Skiles <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sat, Jun 13, 2009 4:08 pm
Subject: Re: Can anyone identify these?
Simon,?
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They are parts [#1 is one of the individual cells, #2 is an end-cap or
electrode, the detentions on the two opposite edges being where a metal band
was crimped around the "pile" of cells and the two end-caps or electrodes to
hold the whole bundle together securely)] of an early dry-cell battery,
probably for telephone service. Most telephone batteries were either round
or elliptical in cross-section, but yours is of the rectangular type (which
were not as common and not made by as many manufacturers). Yours could be
from a "Red Label" "Blue Bell" [yep, good ol' Ma Bell was a pioneer in that
product-branding overload] type manufactured by Western Electric.?
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You can peruse a picture of one of this type (the exterior, not the guts,
you'll hafta take it on trust that I've seen them and they look like yours)
from a 1916 catalog, here:?
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http://www.princetonimaging.com/library/western_electric_catalog_1916/djvu/INDEX.djvu?djvuopts&page=p0396.djvu?
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Bob Skiles?
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From: "Simon Solomon" <[log in to unmask]>?
To: <[log in to unmask]>?
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:53 PM?
Subject: Can anyone identify these??
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> Hi all.?
> I excavated these from a winter cabin site, occupied ca. 1911-ca.1955.?
> Despite a year of research, I haven't been able to identify these
> artifacts.?
> One person told me they may be old radio batteries, another said old tire?
> repair kits, but I haven't found a match to these in the literature. Any?
> help would be appreciated. I've uploaded the pics to the following
> location:?
>?
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/ns13/map/Unknowns/?
>?
> Thanks!?
> --
> Simon Solomon?
> MA Candidate, Archaeology Simon Fraser University?
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