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BULB BANTER => General Discussion => Topic started by: Scott on June 07, 2000, 08:04:00 pm
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Does anyone out there collect old flashlights? In junior high school, I had a couple that were probably from the '20's(found them in a house we'd moved into)I've since lost them,probably in a move somewhere,but occassionally you see them at flea markets and such,at what I feel is vastly inflated prices,but I could be wrong on that point. Just curious. Scott
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Scott,
From what I've seen there is quite a bit of interest in them. prices have skyrocketed in the last 10 years for them, and certain brands and models can fetch a considerable amount. Even I find them rather intersting.
Jeeze ! just what I need to do is start collecting something else ! Ha Ha Ha.........
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The strangest flashlight I had was a pointer flashlight,used in pre-laser pointer days. The filament of the bulb was sideways,and in the shape of a "V",and the lens was focussable,projecting the image of the Vshaped filament on the slide sreen. Definitely a specialty bulb!
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I too got into flashlight collecting, but now I think I need to thin the collection. Do you know of any kind of pricing guide available?
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A short time ago I spotted an old three bulb flashlight selling on eBay. I missed it however (Zzzzzzz) :-( and I was wondering If they are really all that rare ?
Anybody else seen those things around ?
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Yes there are flashlight collectors out there. I did find a website for flashlights, but most of the discussion is on modern lights and how to convert them to LED's. I still have my first flashlight, and I'm 45.