BugOutGear_USA
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I was hoping someone could lend their expertise on an object of which I cannot find ANYTHING about via Google or any search engine. I got this from a military collector that got it in a trade. He didn't know anything about it so I bought it from him.
As far as I can tell from the ID tag on it...it states that it was manuf. by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, NH for the Bureau of Ships in 1949.
The condition of this is A+++ and could pass as being manufactured just last week. It must of been locked away in some crate for the last 57 years. Anyways, as you can see from the pictures it uses a GE bulb, comes with 3 different types of lenses (1 clear, a diffuser, and unknown since it is still wrapped in package).
The battery looks similar to a automobile battery, but smaller. It looks like you have to add water to it, but this was never done and battery looks brand new. There are 3 little windows on outside of unit with floater balls inside to indicate water levels.
The whole unit weighs approx. 30-40lbs and has a built in level on the head of the bulb unit. It has an On/Off rubber switch and a "momentary" button as well.
I would be stoked if someone could tell me a little about this light. I can't seem to figure out how it is charged because there are no external or internal connectors of any kind. Could it be possible that it runs by some sort of reaction when H2O is added to the battery?
Here are some pics:
Regards,
Flavio
BugOutGearUSA.com
I was hoping someone could lend their expertise on an object of which I cannot find ANYTHING about via Google or any search engine. I got this from a military collector that got it in a trade. He didn't know anything about it so I bought it from him.
As far as I can tell from the ID tag on it...it states that it was manuf. by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, NH for the Bureau of Ships in 1949.
The condition of this is A+++ and could pass as being manufactured just last week. It must of been locked away in some crate for the last 57 years. Anyways, as you can see from the pictures it uses a GE bulb, comes with 3 different types of lenses (1 clear, a diffuser, and unknown since it is still wrapped in package).
The battery looks similar to a automobile battery, but smaller. It looks like you have to add water to it, but this was never done and battery looks brand new. There are 3 little windows on outside of unit with floater balls inside to indicate water levels.
The whole unit weighs approx. 30-40lbs and has a built in level on the head of the bulb unit. It has an On/Off rubber switch and a "momentary" button as well.
I would be stoked if someone could tell me a little about this light. I can't seem to figure out how it is charged because there are no external or internal connectors of any kind. Could it be possible that it runs by some sort of reaction when H2O is added to the battery?
Here are some pics:
Regards,
Flavio
BugOutGearUSA.com
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