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Tractorfan · 29th Oct 2016, 6:45 pm

Hi,
Not a torch collector myself, but glad of the opportunity to show off the most reliable torch I've ever owned. I paid the princely sum of three quid for this Ever Ready hand lamp from the end-of-lines bin at our local newsagent way back in the very early 70s. It uses two 996 lantern batteries in parallel, which I found difficult to afford back then. Apart from a replacement lamp or two, it's been faultless.
The hospital boiler house I worked in as a lad had a rechargeable version with a shallower battery case and an inbuilt charger.
As a boy I received an Ever Ready 'Solar 2000' for Christmas. It had a two tone brown case. These were available in various sizes with different numbers of U2 or HP2 cells.
Cheers, Pete.

29th Oct 2016, 6:45 pm	#35
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,184	Re: Old torches - anyone here collect them? Hi, Not a torch collector myself, but glad of the opportunity to show off the most reliable torch I've ever owned. I paid the princely sum of three quid for this Ever Ready hand lamp from the end-of-lines bin at our local newsagent way back in the very early 70s. It uses two 996 lantern batteries in parallel, which I found difficult to afford back then. Apart from a replacement lamp or two, it's been faultless. The hospital boiler house I worked in as a lad had a rechargeable version with a shallower battery case and an inbuilt charger. As a boy I received an Ever Ready 'Solar 2000' for Christmas. It had a two tone brown case. These were available in various sizes with different numbers of U2 or HP2 cells. Cheers, Pete. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."