“UNDER YOUR BONNET” 1950s EXIDE LEAD ACID BATTERIES MANUFACTURING PROMO FILM UNITED KINGDOM XD39264

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This black and white film from the United Kingdom documents the manufacturing of Exide brand automotive batteries and most likely dates from the early 1950’s. You’ll see footage of batteries being built from start to finish, as well as the real-world applications of wet cell batteries in everyday life. Produced by World Wide Pictures, written by Stephen Clarkson and John Krish, produced by Hindle Edgar, directed by John Krish. An automotive battery is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle. Early cars did not have batteries, as their electrical systems were limited. Car batteries became widely used around 1920 as cars became equipped with electric st