[ta6point6]

I went to antique shop today and found a glass Grant battery. Anyone know where these were used and what is missing. One of the posts looks damaged, how to fix this lead post

[Stuart]

There probably would have been lead plates inside, like a conventional lead-acid battery. I don't know the application but my guess is it was for use with an early radio or maybe a telephone system.

[Half-Inch Stud]

Seems small for railroad, and small for telephone. Telephone backup sound probable.


I had an Exide Single Cell (about 2' tall x 1.5' x1.5'h, see thru plastic like moulded lexan filled and charged. rated 2000 A

[tempest1964]

Either way, it looks pretty cool.

[dataway]

Yep, that's a cool item, never seen one before.

[22687]

Just how things were done before plastics took over. As far back as early telephones and telegraphs there'd be shelves of these for power. There are even some around with DELCO embossed on the glass.

[lust4speed]

My brother-in-law moved to the southwest Minnesota area and while visiting him in the early 1970's we spent several days going through abandoned old farms. One of the basements had shelves of glass batteries looking like the one in the first post. They apparently provided power since they were wired in series producing what looked like would have been 120 volts. Still had acid and plates and I really wanted to bring a few home but figured that would have been a disaster with the car ride back to California. Never thought about dumping everything out of them and just bringing home the glass. Was a lot of fun looking through the groves and abandoned buildings.

[ta6point6]

Yes like others have said it seems to be a farmer glass battery. I probably spent to much on this at the flea market at forty bucks but was to cool to leave there. I have no idea what I am not sure what I am going to do with this battery maybe just keep as a display item.