For sale is an original 1930s EVEREADY FLASHLIGHT with a FISHEYE LENS. The flashlight case number 2672, uses a Lamp No. 1162 bulb, and is powered by three D-cell batteries. This tall flashlight stands about 9 1/4 inches tall and has a 2 inch diameter glass lens. The battery powered flashlight is untested. The battery cap is marked with a great Eveready flashlight logo. A superb collectible flashlight.
A “fisheye” Eveready flashlight lens refers to the vintage, bubble-shaped glass lens on older flashlights. This unique lens design was used on some collectible vintage Eveready flashlights to created a wide, circular beam that spread light across a broad area, unlike the focused beams of modern flashlights.
In 1888, German scientist, Dr. Carl Gassner created the first dry cell and the first portable battery by encasing the wet cell chemicals in a sealed zinc container. In 1906, the National Carbon Company bought a half interest in the Eveready company. Eveready became “The American Ever Ready Company” and the trade name was shortened to one word, the familiar “Eveready”. This was also the year of the introduction of the tungsten wire filament to replace carbon filaments in light bulbs which made bulbs more efficient and brighter. Batteries had also improved and new switches began to appear on flashlights that allowed them to stay on for a few minutes.
