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Originally Posted by Osiris69
I have this one that I've made a D cell adaptor for.
Have a few others interesting too.
Any idea of age??
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Sorry for the slow reply. Well I don't have any firm dates but that style of lantern made it into the 1920's, by which time it had the metal logo on the front that read just 'Ever Ready' and the 'Specialties' was the earlier name, so I would say around 1911-1915 (only a guess). The older lights were usually made from Mahogany and yours is made from Oak - slightly cheaper. I do find these older torches work best with either the original style peanut bulb or a bi-pin Maglite bulb fitted into a screw cap base. The reason being is that with modern bulbs (those over 1925) you have two support wires which cast shadows in the old lights due to the parabolic reflector. With the original bulbs you get less of a beam but a nicer light overall - and without shadows and shapes, apart from a cute 'S' in the middle from the straight filament.