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Help me identify a vintage electric component
bsfeechannel:
msuffidy:
Looks like a prisoner wood carving from Norman Cross Prison.
Cyberdragon:
If we go with the battery theory, it could be from a ballistic shell or missile, those have seperated electrolyte batteries that start from G-force when fired to activate instruments.
BrokenYugo:
Mountains are sometimes shelled for avalanche control, but I kinda doubt they're using electronic fuzes for that.
Cyberdragon:
US army BB-52 36V lead acid radiosonde battery, 1946
https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/36v-battery-ready-for-use-lead-acid-bb-52-bb52-us-army-1946-radiosonde-ml-128-150323075.htm
EDIT: yes, it's from a balloon.
https://radionerds.com/index.php/BB_-_Storage_Batteries#BB-52
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