Old school stuff (a flashlight for real men produces 10 lm max!)

baxtrom

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Hi all flashlight enthusiasts,
I figured there are too many tactical anodized titanium 500 lm+ light monsters around here at cpf, so in order to balance the forum I provide a couple of snapshots of some ol' timer flashlights. You know, the kind of flashlight Bogart would use in Casablanca. Or perhaps Chaplin in Moder Times.. :D


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Most still work, like this german 1930's piece of technological marvel with adjustable focus and a dazzling 4,5 V power pack:

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So long for now :wave:
 
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:welcome:

Your images are too large.
See Rule #3 If you post an image in your post, please downsize the image to no larger than 800 x 800 pixels. - Thanks Norm
 

Mooreshire

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That is a lovely collection you have there! Thanks for sharing. I'd love to hear more about the history of any of those pieces. :)
 

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Thank you for posting these photographs !

Oh, and Welcome to CandlePowerForums !

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baxtrom

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Thanks guys :twothumbs
I'll try to dig up some info. The german tube lamp is a Pertrix 530, and I guess it's from around the time of the Berlin Olympics (1936), that's at least what this site suggests (in dutch I believe, but google translate works fine). Mine is a 3 D-cell version, bigger is better you know. :naughty:

There's another Pertrix in the first photo, the standing flashlight with a red knob. I think that's a 678, a military model possibly from the wwii era.

The olive green bottom right light is a Swedish military light with the "three crowns" national emblem.
 

baxtrom

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These are 3R12 battery lights, all in working order. The front one is the same as on the first pic extreme right (unknown brand).

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Fig 1.

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Fig 2. Unknown brand, detail

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Fig 3. Glass lense detail

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Fig 4. A "Daimon" on the left, a swedish "JEAB" on the right.
 
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baxtrom

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Thanks for sharing. :welcome:

Great stuff!

Jeff

Thanks guys! :clap:
The collection's been collecting dust in a box in the attic for some years, but I recently started getting into flashlights again. I bought most of them going with my parents to antiques fairs and auctions when I was a kid.

If anyone else wants to show off grandpa's flashlights, please feel free to do so in this thread :)
 

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wow eye opening! i never know flashlight look like a liquor bottle back then, holy nice! love it! The torch looks cool too, the godfather of maglight, haha
 

baxtrom

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I was lucky to find a military Pertrix 529, stamped "sv", in working condition. :grin2:
It's a 2 D-cell version and is shown together with my 3 D-cell civilian Pertrix.
I don't know what "sv" stands for, but if I should make a wild-n-crazy guess it could be short for Sverige, "Sweden". Perhaps Pertrix made flashlights not only for the German Wehrmacht but also the Swedish army. But I'm just guessing.

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