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G6Tanuki · 5th Nov 2016, 6:39 pm

In the early-to-mid-1970s I had a "pressed tin" type torch/lantern with a big square battery-box that as well as the main white beam from the front also had a smaller amber *flashing* lamp on the rear - this normally laid horizontally but if you folded it up it automatically turned on.

Does anyone remember this kind of device?

It was intended for car use - you'd use the main white light to let you see when you were changing a wheel at night and the flashing amber beacon would warn other drivers. I don't remember who made it - Pifco? Alas it was lost (along with a Pye Cambridge AM10) when my car was stolen.

5th Nov 2016, 6:39 pm	#93
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 13,996	Re: Old torches - anyone here collect them? In the early-to-mid-1970s I had a "pressed tin" type torch/lantern with a big square battery-box that as well as the main white beam from the front also had a smaller amber flashing lamp on the rear - this normally laid horizontally but if you folded it up it automatically turned on. Does anyone remember this kind of device? It was intended for car use - you'd use the main white light to let you see when you were changing a wheel at night and the flashing amber beacon would warn other drivers. I don't remember who made it - Pifco? Alas it was lost (along with a Pye Cambridge AM10) when my car was stolen.