battery cell
Date1850-1900
Inventory Number1997-1-0378
ClassificationBattery
Subject
Maker
American
Cultural Region
Dimensions29.8 x 19.9 x 8.5 cm (11 3/4 x 7 13/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionA pair of plates of different metals inside a rectangular glass jar. There are two wires and a clamp holding the metallic plates together.
Signedunsigned
FunctionThis is a battery cell. Produces a voltage with two plates of different metals submerged in an electrolyte in which the two metals have different tendencies to react and dissolve. Usually would be connected in series to other similar ones to produce a larger voltage.
