kilogulf59
Enlightened
GI flashlights from 1917 to 2000 - great site with tons of info...
http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/milhist/flashlights.html
http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/milhist/flashlights.html
Flashlights from 1917 to 2000
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kilogulf59
Enlightened
True but it is a family site :devil:Very interesting. Would have been even better with beamshots
kilogulf59
Enlightened
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Ken aka kilogulf59
Ken aka kilogulf59
I always had to buy my flashlights at the PX. Supply never had any.
A Supply Sergeant not doing their job? Shocking..
Not a military light, but even older
The 1902 Sears Catalog offered what they called an "electric search light' for $1.72 - a sum approaching $50 in today's money. It was supposed to 'flash' 6 to 8 thousand times before the battery went kaput. When that happened, the new one cost 39 cents, or over $10 in 2012 money. Oddly enough, there was no bulb offered, so apparently their experience was that these didn't need replacement very often.
The 1902 Sears Catalog offered what they called an "electric search light' for $1.72 - a sum approaching $50 in today's money. It was supposed to 'flash' 6 to 8 thousand times before the battery went kaput. When that happened, the new one cost 39 cents, or over $10 in 2012 money. Oddly enough, there was no bulb offered, so apparently their experience was that these didn't need replacement very often.
YBCold
Newly Enlightened
Re: Not a military light, but even older
are there any replicas available for any of those lights?
are there any replicas available for any of those lights?
I doubt if there is any interest
Regarding the one I spoke of, after scrolling through several pages of google images of antique flashlights, I didn't see a one with the external metal tab - they all had slide switches. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1899_Eveready_flashlight.jpg I'd say the Sears light was a knockoff of this one. I'd love to buy an original, but I doubt if I have enough money. Same general problem (and much worse on account of the fact they'll be as rare as hen's teeth) as in 1902 - the cost was well over a day's wages for a common laborer.
