Pertrix Non-Sal Ammoniac Dry Batteries

Summary

Industrial film for Pertrix non-sal dry ammoniac batteries which were made by Britannia Batteries in Redditch.

Year:

1930

Duration:

0:09:44

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Industrial

Master format:

16mm

Description

The film starts off with a graph showing different types of battery life. Then we see shots outside Alkaline Batteries Ltd, Union Street, Redditch factory and women and men working the factory. We see shots of women testing battery cells and batteries. This is followed by a series of tests showing the quality of the Pertrix batteries and their uses. We then see shots outside a battery shop in London, the home of Pertrix batteries, called Britannia Batteries. The film ends with shots of a display of Pertrix batteries.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Britannia Batteries was set up in 1929 in Union Street, Redditch.In 1947 it became Alkaline Batteries Ltd.