Flashlight

Object Name:

Flashlight

Object ID:

1994.006.55

Creator:

EvereadyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

U.S.A.

Description:

Flashlight "EVEREADY". Metal case, with glass crystal. Thumb lever on side. Black with gold lines, Art Deco style. Paint worn from decorative sliding switch. Polished reflector behind glass lens. Reflector and lens appear to be crimped in place. On front end of body is slightly concave sheet-metal piece that holds an insulator and threaded metal lamp holder. Sliding switch has two tabs that pass through body and are attached to sheet-metal piece on inside that makes contact with metal front end. Coil spring inside of threaded rear cap that pushes against a couple of D-cells that are in contact with lamp at front. (Batteries are not present nor is lamp). Threaded end cap has the raised word "EVEREADY" stamped into the back. Five groups of three reeded sections behind the word that are parallel to each other and act as decorative element. These are same color as cap. At bottom is in a slight arc the raised letters "MADE IN U S A". (The light-colored metal decorations are colored varnish over the polished body surface of lamp. These are slightly gold due to color of varnish and the gold is more prevalent over front and back end caps where surfaces have been protected). Number of stepped ribs on side of front cap that act as decorations and a number of stepped ribs on back of end cap.

Material:

Metal
Glass

Dimensions:

L-6.3 Dia-1.8 inches

Provenance:

Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky