DieselTech
Enlightened
This past weekend, I went to an antique truck and tractor show. While poking around the swapmeet area, I managed to pick up four 'new' lights. I figured not only y'all might want to see them, but maybe you could tell me something about them.
This light is missing the bulb- it appears to be a screw in type. Any ideas where I can find a new one? The tail end of the light says Star Headlight & Lantern CO Huneuye Falls NY USA. I think this one will work, with a bulb and a battery.
This light says RayoVac Sportsman. The lag is a little faded, but the bulb is there and the switch feels like it works, both the slide switch and the momentary button. Unfortunately, this one has a set of batteries stuck inside it. I'm going to try and remedy that problem tomorrow. It also has an aspheric lens, which I thought was pretty interesting for an old light.
These two are possibly the most interesting lights I found. I don't see anything that jumps out at me as being a switch, just one black knob on the opposite side as the lens assembly. The bottom of the light is stamped Dopco MFG, INC. In the center of the bottom it says COLITE Lantern CO. Sturgeon Bay WIS. The one with the lens assembly on it feels like it has a battery stuck inside (significantly heavier than the other one) and the bottom has a couple of spots where the corrosion has eaten through the aluminum case. I'm still trying to figure out how to open these up. The bottom of the light won't come off, but the red lens is stuck also. I'm going to try and get one apart tomorrow.
So, does anyone have any experience with these lights?
This light is missing the bulb- it appears to be a screw in type. Any ideas where I can find a new one? The tail end of the light says Star Headlight & Lantern CO Huneuye Falls NY USA. I think this one will work, with a bulb and a battery.
This light says RayoVac Sportsman. The lag is a little faded, but the bulb is there and the switch feels like it works, both the slide switch and the momentary button. Unfortunately, this one has a set of batteries stuck inside it. I'm going to try and remedy that problem tomorrow. It also has an aspheric lens, which I thought was pretty interesting for an old light.
These two are possibly the most interesting lights I found. I don't see anything that jumps out at me as being a switch, just one black knob on the opposite side as the lens assembly. The bottom of the light is stamped Dopco MFG, INC. In the center of the bottom it says COLITE Lantern CO. Sturgeon Bay WIS. The one with the lens assembly on it feels like it has a battery stuck inside (significantly heavier than the other one) and the bottom has a couple of spots where the corrosion has eaten through the aluminum case. I'm still trying to figure out how to open these up. The bottom of the light won't come off, but the red lens is stuck also. I'm going to try and get one apart tomorrow.
So, does anyone have any experience with these lights?