NOVELTY - The apparatus has a frame (20) with a set of compartments, where each compartment is sized and provided to hold an elongated cylindrical battery. A holding unit e.g. resilient detent (160), releasably holds the battery within the compartments. The frame is composed of a luminescent plastic. A box-like container has a lid, and is sized to fit within one of the compartments. Each of the compartments comprises a bottom wall (26) with upper row of openings (38) and lower row of openings (44) for exposing a bottom portion of the battery within the compartments.    USE - Apparatus for holding and dispensing an elongated cylindrical battery used in a battery-powered device e.g. hand-held global positioning system (GPS), handheld emergency radio transceiver, handheld calculator, engine mounted gearbox, flashlight and intercom system for a communication headset, and utilized during an emergency such as when cabin lighting is lost, and when an airplane pilot is preoccupied with controlling an aircraft, and used at a dark airplane cabin, a workshop, home, a plane, a car, an office and a shop, and by the airplane pilot. Can also be used by photographer, medical personnel such as paramedics, and military personnel.    ADVANTAGE - The battery holding and dispensing apparatus is compact, conveniently sized to be carried in the pilot's flight bag, easy to manipulate to dispense the desired battery even in the dark environment, and can hold an assortment of batteries. The frame is composed of the luminescent plastic material so that the apparatus can be easily located by the user in the dark environment such as in dark airplane cabin. The compartments have openings in the bottom and lower side to expose the corner of the battery to allow finger ejection of the battery from the compartment, thus allowing the user to touch the batteries to ascertain battery size by feel. The apparatus is easily held by using a single hand of the user while the thumb or finger of the user's hand can be used to eject the desired battery. The bracket can be used to hang the frame for convenient access to the batteries, when the apparatus is used in home or workshop. The frame keeps the batteries separated to avoid inadvertent electrical contact between batteries. The compact arrangement and ergonomic shaping of the frame allows for easy handling of the frame and single-handed holding and dispensing of the selected battery. The open design of the sidewalls and the bottom wall of the frames allow the frame to shed debris that would otherwise collect in the compartments.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a bottom perspective view of a battery holding device.    Frame (20)    Bottom wall (26)    Upper row of openings (38)    Lower row of openings (44)    Resilient detent (160)