Lantern Collections - Wonder, Ever Ready, Ray-O-Vac...

[konifans]

Ray O Vac Table Lamp
Made in USA
The shade is easy to become yellowish due to age.

 

[konifans]

Gaz Instalux
Made in Italy
Use 4D batteries, E10 screw base bulb

 

[konifans]

Ever Ready Glowlight
Made in Britain
2-D cell batteries
E10 bulb

 

[Lynx_Arc]

Ever Ready Swivel Lite
Made in USA

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I had one of these in yellow with a bulb that the glass was textured screw in base and it used a 6V lantern spring top battery. It is an interesting light but suffered in use from being too short for my uses.

 

[snakebite]

Gaz Instalux
Made in Italy
Use 4D batteries, E10 screw base bulb


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I have one with a custom made led dropin.
Its a nichia 219c 4000k.
Dont worry i kept and will still use the incan bulbs.
Which are unique in having coiled filiments vs more common coiled coil.
My concern is how long those live hinges are going to last

 

[konifans]

Unknown battery powered lamp (repainted)
Made in Italy
3 X 3-cell E10 bulbs, can work with only one bulb in the center, or only two bulbs on the sides, or all 3 bulbs.
Half of the housing is metal.

 

[konifans]

Cameron-Price LTD
Made in Birmingham, England
Use lantern battery or 4D with adapter
E10 4.8V bulb

 

[konifans]

Hitachi Sensor Light SL-2401
Made in Japan
Use 4 x C cell battery, PR bulb 4.8V
It is super rare. I was so lucky to find 3 of them in new condition from two different sellers and I bought them all.
This is the most high-tech incandescent light I have. I am not sure when it was made, but since it is incandescent and made in Japan, I guess it was probably in the 1990s?
I do use some other modern LED sensor lights, but when this incandescent sensor light is on, it emits such a warm and comfortable glow.

 

[Guitar Guy]

@konifans, you have a very nice & very interesting collection of lanterns. I enjoyed looking at your photos of all of the different styles.

 

[konifans]

@konifans, you have a very nice & very interesting collection of lanterns. I enjoyed looking at your photos of all of the different styles.

Thanks! I have been collecting incandescent flashlights for many years to the point that I could not find anything new to me and say Oh I haven't seen it before. And in the world of these lanterns, I keep finding interesting stuff and they are from all over the world (unlike the high-quality incans Surefire / Maglite / Kel-Lite etc. they are all from USA). They are simple and low-tech (now), but they have the same warm light.

 

[knucklegary]

Hitachi is an entertaining design. It can be used in odd spots. Nice find!

 

[Dr. Jones]

Thanks for sharing these great photos, Konifan! A superb collection, indeed. I have a collection of battery lanterns myself, and have never seen most of these designs!

Seems that the period of the 1970s to early 1990s was a very innovative time in lantern and flashlight design, with so many styles to choose from, both domestic and imported.

 

[jross20]

Cool vintage lanterns!

The Rayovac no. 100 "table Lamp" was pretty common back in 70's in the USA.



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Man I ordered one of this after seeing your post! I've still trying to find some bulbs but the quality is honestly great for their age.

 

[konifans]

Man I ordered one of this after seeing your post! I've still trying to find some bulbs but the quality is honestly great for their age.

This one uses BA15S bulb. I bought some CEC #1651 before but have not used them yet.

 

[vicv]

I've never been able to find one of these bulbs. Not in Canada. Shipping is insane from the states. It makes me hesitant to use the light. Which is a shame it's a lovely lantern