Battery History

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A Rich History of Power & Lighting Solutions for Generations

1890s

1890s

CONRAD HUBERT founds the Eveready Battery Company. He invented the first electric hand torch, or flashlight, consisting of dry-cell batteries and a rough brass reflector inside a paper-tube.

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1920s

1920s

The EVEREADY® battery brand begins to expand across the globe over the next three decades.

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1930s

1930s

The Cat & 9 launch as the EVEREADY® icon.

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1950s

1950s

Eveready Battery Company invents the first commercially viable cylindrical alkaline battery. Among other firsts were Eveready’s invention of miniature batteries for hearing aids, the 9 volt battery, and commercial watch batteries.

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1960s

1960s

The EVEREADY® brand becomes a household name for batteries around the world.

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1990s

1990s

Eveready introduces the first carbon zinc battery with zero mercury.

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2004

2004

Automotive batteries are launched under the EVEREADY® brand.

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2006

2006

The first EVEREADY® rechargeable batteries are introduced.

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2007

2007

The first EVEREADY® LED flashlight launches.

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2014

2014

EVEREADY for Life logo communication platform is launched, communicating to consumers EVEREADY’s purpose to safely power and light the things that make your family smile. For every family, every day, EVEREADY for Life.

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