ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst hiː bˈɪlt, hˈɛnɹi mˈɪntʃɪn nˈoʊdz mˈænjuːəl ʌv ᵻlɛktɹˈɪsᵻɾi dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɐ bˈæɾɚɹi kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv fˈɪfti dʒˈɑːɹz kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ʌv kˈoʊɾᵻd sˈɜːfɪs.
Although it was not the largest he built, Henry Minchin Noad's Manual of Electricity describes a battery consisting of 50 jars containing  of coated surface.