Today while looking through a bag my family had considered junk when my pop passed I found this.
Bulb was still inside all flopping around.
I was on a mission to find a magnifier and remembered I had scarfed up a couple of bags of 'junk' at my dads a few years ago and stuck 'em in my shed to pilfer through some other time. Old brass trunk locks, unused (waxed) shoestrings, inkpens, old dog tags, and other stuff including magnifiers.
Well I did not search long because when I saw an old unopened GE PR3, a minty pack of American Airlines playing cards and an Eveready (with 1 R) penlight I forgot all about the magnifier search.
Now I remember why I always spelled it with 1 R...
I'm pretty sure this is a light my dad used to look down rifle barrels until I gave him a right angle reflector tool from Dillon Precision Products that used a prism method to send room light into the barrel.
It used to be mine or my brothers when we were kids and at some point my pop found it useful.
First thought was "nah, it won't work". Next thought was "where to find a bulb"....
Turns out the Norelco 222 screw in bulb is still being made by Phillips and others. Cool!!
Insert fresh Rayovacs and there was light. Barely. But it lit. Woohoo!
It's a reverse clicky. The switch needed some coaxing and tlc, but soon worked like new.
Being a CPF'r I had to take it apart to see what makes it tick.
I absolutely love the simplicity and end user servicable parts n pieces.
The reverse clicky can be disassembled. I chose not to today.
Screw in bulb fastener slides into the barrel. Battery pressure causes it to stay. Bulb burns out, just push on it and instant parts swap.
Speaking of bulbs...
Me thinx they probably don't come from Holland anymore.
Oh and...
Probably a 2 pack sheet from a hardware store, where you tore off how many you wanted.
Who knew "junk" could be so fun?
Perhaps Minimoog can enlighten us when Union Carbide dropped the 2nd R.
Bulb was still inside all flopping around.
I was on a mission to find a magnifier and remembered I had scarfed up a couple of bags of 'junk' at my dads a few years ago and stuck 'em in my shed to pilfer through some other time. Old brass trunk locks, unused (waxed) shoestrings, inkpens, old dog tags, and other stuff including magnifiers.
Well I did not search long because when I saw an old unopened GE PR3, a minty pack of American Airlines playing cards and an Eveready (with 1 R) penlight I forgot all about the magnifier search.
Now I remember why I always spelled it with 1 R...
I'm pretty sure this is a light my dad used to look down rifle barrels until I gave him a right angle reflector tool from Dillon Precision Products that used a prism method to send room light into the barrel.
It used to be mine or my brothers when we were kids and at some point my pop found it useful.
First thought was "nah, it won't work". Next thought was "where to find a bulb"....
Turns out the Norelco 222 screw in bulb is still being made by Phillips and others. Cool!!
Insert fresh Rayovacs and there was light. Barely. But it lit. Woohoo!
It's a reverse clicky. The switch needed some coaxing and tlc, but soon worked like new.
Being a CPF'r I had to take it apart to see what makes it tick.
I absolutely love the simplicity and end user servicable parts n pieces.
The reverse clicky can be disassembled. I chose not to today.
Screw in bulb fastener slides into the barrel. Battery pressure causes it to stay. Bulb burns out, just push on it and instant parts swap.
Speaking of bulbs...
Me thinx they probably don't come from Holland anymore.
Oh and...
Probably a 2 pack sheet from a hardware store, where you tore off how many you wanted.
Who knew "junk" could be so fun?
Perhaps Minimoog can enlighten us when Union Carbide dropped the 2nd R.
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