Penlight Flashlight
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0093 a-c
- Description
- Three penlight style flashlights. (a) cigar shaped metal red cap at front covering small bulb which protrudes slightly from end of cap. Push button switch at other end is held in "on" position by groove which catches in edge of case. Pocket clip on side with "Eveready made in USA". (b) long, nar…
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- Title
- Penlight Flashlight
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 1.9 x 14.8 cm
- Description
- Three penlight style flashlights. (a) cigar shaped metal red cap at front covering small bulb which protrudes slightly from end of cap. Push button switch at other end is held in "on" position by groove which catches in edge of case. Pocket clip on side with "Eveready made in USA". (b) long, narrow, rectangular blue plastic, square at ends with tiny light bulb protruding slightly at one end. Long metal strip inset along length of one side must act as switch (somehow), and bends back on itself to form pocket clip. (c) Small, flat, red plastic with bucking zebra and "Burgess" moulded into one side. Tiny light bulb protrudes from front with grey metal switch-button on side of case just above. Long, metal strip along length of top swings up from back for access to interior.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0093 a-c
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