Battery Collection

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914

Tesla Roadster America

Goodbye, Old Man by Fortunino Matania
Colour print of the famous picture by Fortunino Matania showing a gunner saying farewell to his dying horse. The original was painted for the Blue Cross Fund to raise money for the charity during

Orange Harvest Moon
The Harvest Moon gets its name from folklore. The saying is the light of the moon helped farmers gather crops when days became shorter and nights longer following the Autumnal Equinox

Royal Field Artillery
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY Howitzer battery

Poster, Exide, The Long Life Car Battery, needs no handle to its name. circa 1945

Winston Churchil visiting gun sites, England, 1944
Winston Churchill visiting anti flying bomb defences in June 1944. Seen here at a gun battery in southern England. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, " The Prime Minister today

WWI - Battle of Champagne - Spent shell casings
WWI - Spent shell cases from just one battery after the first day of the Battle of Champagne (25th-30th September 1915) Date: 1915

ROBERTS R RADIO 1970S
A trendy Roberts R portable radio

19th Century electrical equipment
Technical illustrations of a variety of items of 19th century electrical equipment covering Galvanism, electro-magnetism, magneto-electricity and thermo-electricity

15th New York Battery memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield
Memorial to the 15th New York Battery, Gettysburg Battlefield. Photograph

The charge of the 9th Lancers at a German battery near Mons

Wwi / 1914 / Mons / Cavalry
9th Lancers of the British cavalry in action at a German battery near Mons, France

Winston Churchill and his daughter unite for the war effort
Mr. Churchill at a London gun site during a raid:drawing made on the spot. The premier watches his daughter, subaltern Mary Churchill, in the control room

Richard Jordan Gatling (chromolitho)
2802537 Richard Jordan Gatling (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Jordan Gatling)

Fruit-powered clock. In this experiment each apple is a voltaic cell. The apples have been connected to make a battery. Copper (orange) and zinc (silver)

Woolpack Battery c. 1740s IC171_009
Reconstruction illustration showing the Woolpack Battery, part of the impressive coastal defences of Garrison Walls on St

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Advert in Harness Eye Battery 1886
Harness Eye Battery promises to cure weak eyes and restore failing sight. Date: 1886

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, 1730. Newport, Rhode Island, in 1730. Lithograph, American, 1864

With the field guns on the Western Front. A visit to a British battery. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Bringing up the Guns
An Australian battery going into action during World War One. Date: 1920s

Cardboard advertising sign for Exide Batteries
A delightful cardboard sign advertising Exide Batteries - the long life battery. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Sandown, Isle of Wight, viewed from Battery Gardens - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Howitzers in action, Western Front, WW1
Heavy howitzers in action on the Western Front, directed towards German trenches, First World War. 1914-1918

The Reception of General Louis Kossuth in New York City
MNY90155 The Reception of General Louis Kossuth in New York City, 6th December 1851 (oil on canvas) by Percel, E. (fl.1850); 111.8x160

A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Scene from the First World War: at the Battle of Nery in September 1914, the British 1st Cavalry Brigade and L Battery

Thirty Years War. Battle of Rocroy (1643). Formed troops. Detail. Painting. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

Coastal defence battery near Middelkerke, Belgium, WW1
A gun of the Cecilie coastal defence battery near Middelkerke in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Galvanic experiments, 17th century
Galvanism. Engraved plate showing various pieces of equipment used to study galvanism, or static electricity. In addition to several plans for making a galvanic pile (battery)

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Fourth U.S. Artillery under Lt. Bayard Wilkeson firing from an exposed position during the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Batteries Charged Here sign
A tin/alloy sign advertising Exide batteries, mentioning that batteries can be Charged Here. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

A heavy gun battery moving uphill during the Balkan campaign
A French heavy-gun battery move up a steep hill during fighting with the Bulgarian army on the Macedonian border, October 1916

Battery casemate on D-Day coast, dating from Second World War, Longues sur Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe

American Civil War
Federal guns of Battery Stevens used to bombard Fort Sumter during the American Civil War

A British heavy howitzer in action on the Western Front against an opposing German position. The shot has just been fired and Matania's drawing (done from official material supplied)

BAC Bloodhound Mk. 2
Royal Australian Air Force - BAC Bloodhound Mk.1 battery of No.30 Squadron RaF at RaF Williamstown, or RaF Darwin. Date: 1963-1968

Lt Browning, Major Kinloch and Dr Francis Brett Young
Lieutenant Browning, Major Kinloch (Calcutta Volunteer Battery) and Dr Francis Brett Young in East Africa during WW1. circa 1916

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark
An early electric wheeled escape ladder vehicle, Cedes battery-driven pump/50ft escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard at Southwark Headquarters

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ
An early electric wheeled ladder escape vehicle, a Cedes battery-driven pump/50 foot escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard of Southwark Headquarters

Women as electricians WWI
Women in London electric station. During World War One there seemed to be no limit to the number of civilian occupations that women showed themselves cabable of replacing men

Belgian Artillery Battery in action - WWI
Belgian Artillery Battery in action - screened (partially!) by trees - early months of WWI. Date: circa 1914

CIVIL WAR: UNION CAMP, 1861. Union Army camp at the Battery, New York City, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1861

Mortar Calculations - Fort Wright - Fishers Island, New York
Directing the range of the Mortars - Fort Wright - Fishers Island - New York, USA. Military Cadets using complex higher mathematical formulae and telephone instructions to work out the exact aiming

Battery firing at Japanese positions - Burma
A Battery commanded by Major O.T. Hackett fires a 3.7 Howitzer (light artillery) at Japanese positions in the Burma Hills - circa 1945. The Battery is itself under fire

Fattening Geese, France
Battery farming in 19th century France - keeping geese in mues to fatten them up to provide foie gras

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H.M. FLOATING BATTERY " GLATTON"

Formula E 2022-2023: S9 Pre Season Testing
VALENCIA CIRCUIT RICARDO TORMO, SPAIN - DECEMBER 15: Nissan Formula E Team, Nissan e-4ORCE 04 during the S9 Pre Season Testing at Valencia Circuit Ricardo Tormo on Thursday December 15

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"Battery: Powering History with Energy and Valor" From the thunderous cannons of the Royal Horse Artillery to the cutting-edge Tesla Roadster in America, batteries have played a vital role in shaping our world. Just like an Orange Harvest Moon illuminates the night sky, batteries have illuminated countless innovations throughout history. In the early days, battery technology powered 19th-century electrical equipment, paving the way for advancements that would revolutionize society. The ROBERTS R RADIO from the 1970s stands as a testament to how batteries brought music and entertainment into people's homes. But beyond convenience, batteries also played a pivotal role during times of conflict. During World War I's Battle of Champagne, spent shell casings littered the battlefield as soldiers fought valiantly using artillery powered by immense battery strength. In Malta's historic Valletta, memories echo through time at Woolpack Battery c. 1740s IC171_009 - a reminder of past struggles and triumphs. Even on American soil, batteries left their mark on significant events such as Gettysburg Battlefield's 15th New York Battery memorial. This tribute commemorates brave soldiers who stood tall against adversity during one of America's bloodiest battles. The charge of the 9th Lancers near Mons exemplifies how cavalry relied on battery-powered weaponry to confront German forces during World War I. It was here that bravery met innovation head-on as horses galloped towards enemy lines fueled by sheer determination and technological prowess. Through centuries and continents alike, batteries have been more than just power sources; they symbolize resilience and progress. So next time you pick up your smartphone or drive an electric vehicle down modern roads – remember that behind it all lies an intricate history intertwined with energy storage devices we call "batteries.