On Apr 8, 2:02*am, Charles Ellson wrote:
*Do they still make No. 6 dry cells?
For those who don't recall, these are the large batteries about the size
of a 16 oz. beer can,
That sounds like an (IEC number) R40, a fairly universal cell with old
UK railway and Post Office telephone equipment.
Try :-http://www.estarspower.com/products_battery_r40.html
http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_en6.htm

Yes, that was them. But the Eveready units had plastic knobs atop the
screw terminals to avoid the risk of a short circuit if the battery
touched a metal surface.

I noticed one was made in China. A number of b&w film products are
now made in "emerging countries" since Kodak discontinued them.