The History of Alcad in Redditch 1918 - 1993
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History of Alcad - Part 1 (Link)

This is part one of a video which was shown continuously during the Alcad History Exhibition at Forge Mill Needle Museum, Redditch, in February 2010 and covers from the beginning to the purchase of the company by Marathon batteries of Waco, Texas. History of Alcad - Part 2 (Link) This is second part of the video which was shown continuously during the Alcad History Exhibition and covers from the sale of Alcad by Marathon to the closure of the Redditch factory. The History of Batteries (Link) An introduction into the history of batteries since the earliest times. The Viking Song (Link) This is the song from the Alcad ‘Wake’ held in November 1992. PDF Download: Nickel-Cadmium vented pocket plate storage batteries. You can download the document from this site

by clicking here

It is a pdf file with bookmarks to all the major topics and is best viewed with a desktop pdf reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader (pdf size 6.2 MB)
Videos - these are links directly to YouTube
Alcad Exhibition at Forge Mill Needle Museum - 2010
Alcad Exhibition at Forge Mill Needle Museum - 2010
Alcad Reunion at the Foxlydiate Hotel - March 23rd 2013
The History of Alcad in Redditch 1918 - 1993

History of Alcad - Part 1

(Link)

This is part one of a video which was shown continuously during the Alcad History Exhibition at Forge Mill Needle Museum, Redditch, in February 2010 and covers from the beginning to the purchase of the company by Marathon batteries of Waco, Texas. History of Alcad - Part 2 (Link) This is second part of the video which was shown continuously during the Alcad History Exhibition and covers from the sale of Alcad by Marathon to the closure of the Redditch factory. The History of Batteries (Link) An introduction into the history of batteries since the earliest times. The Viking Song (Link) This is the song from the Alcad ‘Wake’ held in November 1992. PDF Download: Nickel-Cadmium vented pocket plate storage batteries. You can download the document from this site

by clicking here

It is a pdf file with bookmarks to all the major topics and is best viewed with a desktop pdf reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader (pdf size 6.2 MB)
Videos - these are links directly to YouTube