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Eveready Hot Shot Batteries | Tools and Hardware1724 of 2140 |  |  |
Posted 2 years ago
Caleb20
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My brother found these in his grandfathers old house and he gave them to me.
The battery in the second photo on the bottom it says:
FOR BEST RESULT
PUT IN SERVICE
BEFORE
OCTOBER 1942 H
Anybody know what the "H" stands for after 1942?
I think the cardboard battery is older than the other one... I'm not for sure... correct me if im wrong.
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Dont know anything about these but i just looked at your Flickr page and have to say you have some really cool pictures of signs.
Thanks oilman514, glad you like them.
Thanks stonesfan1
When I was a kid (100 yrs ago lol) I used to see the round end metal battery used on electric fence chargers on farms. Haven't seen one for years.
dstruble46 - Yea i was told it was used for that, if you enlarge the 2nd picture it tells you what it's used for.
Thanks cocacolakid97