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.
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