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Philco Battery-WWII vintage
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We received an inquiry from a metal detecting group who was at a WWII site. They unearthed the Philco battery you see in the photos and were curious about it. I told them of Philco's early battery history and of the switch to military gear production during the war. I suspect this battery powered one of the wartime pieces of equipment. Does anyone have any other specific info about this that we could share with the group?

Relevant Links:
From our History page: https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...n-and-war/
From our Library, a 1942 annual report with wartime production discussion: https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...al-report/
From Library, 1944 Army Navy Philco Service: https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...ce-ca1944/
1944 Philco Ordnance for Victory brochure: https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...t-booklet/
Probably not relevant to this battery but WWII related, Radar on Wings: https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...tion-1945/
Philco display during WWII: https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...ring-wwii/
Another dislplay photo during WWII: https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...ing-wwii2/


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Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by klondike98 - 04-20-2025, 12:03 PM
RE: Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by morzh - 04-20-2025, 03:54 PM
RE: Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by Arran - 04-21-2025, 12:06 AM
RE: Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by morzh - 04-21-2025, 11:45 AM
RE: Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by MrFixr55 - 04-28-2025, 08:08 AM
RE: Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by Arran - 04-29-2025, 08:42 PM
RE: Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by radiorich - 04-29-2025, 10:19 PM
RE: Philco Battery-WWII vintage - by MrFixr55 - 04-30-2025, 07:59 AM



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