Leclance cell, circa 1866, a type of wet battery

Leclance cell, circa 1866, a type of wet battery. Zinc rod, left, central porous cell with a carbon block surrounded by small pieces of carbon and manganese dioxide, and sealed with pitch: fluid a strong solution of chloride of ammonia. From R Wormell Electricity in the Service of Man London, 1896. Engraving

1866 Ammonia Battery Carbon Chemistry Chloride Dioxide Fluid Manganese Pitch Porous Sealed Solution Wormell Zinc

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