Magellan, that Fulton was seemingly hardly used. I have a request in with Fulton Industries for the spare lens kit and their aa/led upgrade kit.
I've spent numerous hours researching why, and when the slash between 991 and the U went from "/" to "" or vice versa.
I'm also researching the cub scout lights. But getting conflicting information.
The boy scout TL122A type seemed to be a circa 1945. It was bulbless and came with a non stock bulb holder.
It was seemingly very gently used and is in surprisingly good condition.
That one took about an hour to decide on vs some older brass ones. I finally tossed a coin. Glad "tails" won. I really like the tape with the kids name being intact. Maybe fate will allow me to learn more about that ones history.
byk,
where d'you find all these vintage models? It must take a lot of searchin'?
You really are the "Prince" of NOS.
I think Google, Discover and Ebay have teamed up to ensure the bykfixer money keeps rolling in. lol.
Now this...
Was a lucky find, err uh rescue really.
When my pop passed a few years ago the family gathered up stuff and began a process of good vs junk. Junk was in a 'to go' bin and good went home with them.
I inherited his house and contents but gave my siblings 18 months to take anything they wanted. I called dibs on a few things, but only a few. They took valuables based on $ and left me the stuff with stories to tell. Me thinx I got the better end of the stick.
The penlight was in a bag of 'junk' I had put in my shed for digging through later. Yesterday was that later.
It still has a Holland made Norelco 222 in it. The globe is darkened, but the filament still lights.
Were I not the king of clutter that thing would be in a landfill somewhere. Along with my pops dog tags, his Navy footlocker locks, and a bunch of other cool stuff.
I do not know that it was "the" light my mom used to check for concussions, light for splinter removal and such. But I do know it was the one my pop used in the 90's for inspecting gun barrels for condition.
This one and a few plastics of my younger days mean a great deal more to me than all my Streamlights, Mags, PK's, SureFires and others combined.
(I did a disposable light thread in the budget section showing some of those)
Here's a few details about the lights mentioned in this thread.
The Eveready penlight, Fulton and Boy Scout light have a thread at the incan section with the details of those.
Was going to do a versus thread about the Cub Scout lights but after I find definitive answers.
Here's a few pix I may use.
Left is the unlabled one. Right is the BMG.
Left is the BMG switch. Right is the unbranded one.
Left is the BMG.
Note the peeling reflector of the unbranded one.
Head assembly of the unbranded one.
Head assembly of the BMG.
Lens pops out via 3 tiny holes on the rear of the molded plastic head.
Body of the unbranded one.
Magnet sticks well.
Body of the BMG
Both arrived with GE bulbs. The BMG a PR 6 and the unbranded a PR 4. Both got 2 cell Mag White kryptons along with the Fulton and the Boy Scout light.