[Techman]

Military torches/lamps.

I used to have a few of these, but most became the victim of battery rot or other childhood destruction. These are the last two survivors that are still in original packing as I would have bought them 'back in the day'. I think they may have cost a shilling or two or perhaps even as much as half a crown! They came sealed in a pitch covered canvas wrapping as shown in the first picture below. They were made by various manufacturers to the same basic design, but the silver 'tint' of the reflectors was quite variable and some even had just white painted reflectors. In use, the coloured 'turn round' filter lens soon broke away from its centre knob and the whole lot was best removed to give a full light output. However, the two examples shown have survived my early modifications and are perfect, untouched and original.