Manual Flashlight
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- Date
- 1927 – 1935
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0090
- Description
- A grey metal, elliptical, flat case with round lamp protruding from one end. Long metal hand lever fits along one side and is released by small button on back of case. Light is generated by pressing lever with hand to build up revolutions of small motor inside. Short, round metal cap with thick len…
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- Title
- Manual Flashlight
- Date
- 1927 – 1935
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.1 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- A grey metal, elliptical, flat case with round lamp protruding from one end. Long metal hand lever fits along one side and is released by small button on back of case. Light is generated by pressing lever with hand to build up revolutions of small motor inside. Short, round metal cap with thick lens screws on at one end of flashlight covering small, flat bulb. Case has heavy double hinge at end, and numerous screws and rods through the sides to hold it together. Stamped on one side: “13386” (serial number?); “Lucifer/Geneva (Suisse)”; “Abercrombie & Fitch Co. / Swiss made” On other side: “Brev. (Swiss cross) & Divers/D.R.P. 330.034 & Dem./S.G.D.G.”; “Pta 130.996/18 & 244.722/24 U.S. Pta 22 Apr/19 & 8 Nov/27”
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0090
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