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BEACON ELECTRIC WORKS. Army belt flashlight,1917. Creator: Beacon Electric Works.

Flashlight with a metal body, glass lens, and leather strap, to attach the light to a belt. The front of the flashlight has a circular glass bulb. On the back a leather strap is attached with a metal bracket screwed to the main body on both sides. The pebbled leather has two button holes and one metal snap button with the seal of the United States. Inscribed onto the back of the flashlight are two texts. Above the strap, [BEACON ARMY LIGHT / PAT. NOV. 13. 1917 / OTHER PAT. PENDING]. Below the strap, the text states, [MANUFACTURED BY / BEACON ELECTRIC WORKS / OF NATIONAL CARBON CO. INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y. U.S.A.]. On the top of the flashlight sits a metal square on a hinge. On the flashlights proper right, a metal tab switch is used to turn it on and off. The tin can be opened and on the inside of the tin, is the [REGISTERED / BEACON TRADEMARK], in a circle with the logo of a lighthouse with shinning beams and the sea. On the left of logo, the text reads, [USE / BEACON / ? 355 / BATTERY]. On the right of the logo, it reads, [USE / EDISON / MAZDA / 3.8 VOLT / BULB].
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Army belt flashlight,1917. Creator: Beacon Electric Works.
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Flashlight with a metal body, glass lens, and leather strap, to attach the light to a belt. The front of the flashlight has a circular glass bulb. On the back a leather strap is attached with a metal bracket screwed to the main body on both sides. The pebbled leather has two button holes and one metal snap button with the seal of the United States. Inscribed onto the back of the flashlight are two texts. Above the strap, [BEACON ARMY LIGHT / PAT. NOV. 13. 1917 / OTHER PAT. PENDING]. Below the strap, the text states, [MANUFACTURED BY / BEACON ELECTRIC WORKS / OF NATIONAL CARBON CO. INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y. U.S.A.]. On the top of the flashlight sits a metal square on a hinge. On the flashlights proper right, a metal tab switch is used to turn it on and off. The tin can be opened and on the inside of the tin, is the [REGISTERED / BEACON TRADEMARK], in a circle with the logo of a lighthouse with shinning beams and the sea. On the left of logo, the text reads, [USE / BEACON / ? 355 / BATTERY]. On the right of the logo, it reads, [USE / EDISON / MAZDA / 3.8 VOLT / BULB].
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5060 x 7084 px | 102.6 MB
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42.8 x 60.0 cm | 16.9 x 23.6 in (300 dpi)
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