Let It Shine
Show & Tell Section
I'll be sharing some of my rare, unusual, hard to find and unique vintage flashlights, and a few antique flashlights in my collection. You'll view photos and read some information on these vintage flashlight collectibles, and some, shown here at gotalight.net, just might be the only place on the internet, to find'em. Who knows, maybe you'll see... a few you haven't seen before. Some might even have the... WOW Factor! Check back now and then as I update without notice. Hope you enjoy.
On the right is an art deco style, Safe-D-Lite with automatic and adjustable time switch, manufactured by the Safe Delay Switch Corp, Chicago, Ill. 5" x 3 1/4". Works off 2 D cell batteries.
The find of a life time! With no Eveready name to be found on these, the seller had no idea what they had. Below you'll see a very rare, antique, 1900 electric candle by Eveready. Has a rarity of 10 and not found in Bill Utley's book on Eveready flashlights. To find a matching pair, is a double rarity. You'll also see some other rare Eveready flashlights, a few USALite flashlights and other hard to find flashlights below.
We now have part one and part two for the Show & Tell Section. I had over 70 photos on this page. It was taking too long to load, so I moved some photos and info to part #2 so both pages will load faster. Thanks for your emails about this. The link is at the bottom of the page. Also have items listed for sale or trade. It will have For Sale by them.
1899 Eveready Extended Gas Lighter. Has the smooth black paper wrap case. 1900 it came with the vulcanite case. The lighter tip was burnt out and replaced with a working bulb, that came with it when I found it. 18 inches long, and runs off 4 D cell batteries. You can also see this in the Eveready Flashlight section standing tall to get a better view how long it is.
This is a little story about Kay, told by Jenifer, the lady I bought this from. Here is Katharine, known as Kay, the recipient of the flashlight. At her funeral a few years ago, the organist happened to have known her as a child but hadn't seen her in decades. His comment was that "she really had an arm on her," meaning, she could hold her own in a snowball fight. After retiring from a job at Kodak, she worked for my husband's great uncle Hiram, who (as a political plum) ran many local concession stands at zoos and parks around here. Jeff, my husband, remembers her making milkshakes for him as a child. At a young age she was trusted absolutely with picking up the cash from various locations (with a police escort!) and delivering it to the bank. After Hiram died she took care of his widow until she died... she was an extremely loyal person. She never married but was close to a brother in Florida who predeceased her. She lived a very modest life, but was one of the happier people I've ever known. She obviously treasured this flashlight all her long life. "Thank You Jenifer".
Early Eveready, made in England. I couldn't pass it up, only set me back a couple of dollars! Better to have it, than not. Plus, I had to save it. The glass lens has chips, rust here and there, and a bow in the neck. Also has a pocket/belt clip on the back. Works off 4 D cell batteries, and 12" long. Hard to get a good close up, so I added some more photos.
Continue to part two of the Show & Tell Section - This Way
