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RARE 1924 Collins dynamo generated (USES NO BATTERIES) flashlight For Sale
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RARE 1924 Collins dynamo generated (USES NO BATTERIES) flashlight:
$85.00
Collins no Battery flashlight- The only thing I did to the flashlight was to clean the outside with Simple Green. As you can see, it did not remove all the grime. (If I were going to clean it, I would possibly use very fine steel wool since the flashlight is made from soft aluminum or nickel.) There is no evidence of this flashlight every being painted. I am confident that it is in original condition. I tested the bulb with an ohm meter and it was burned out. I unscrewed the base and observed that the tension spring was fully wound up (not broken). But the switch did not release the tension spring that operates the generator. It may only need some lubrication near the switch, but I will leave that you. I did not want to take it a part for further inspection.
- It is heavy: flashlight weights 2 lbs 9.75 oz.
- There is a small dent on the rim outside the glass. I am sure this occurred from someone dropping it at one time.
- The following was copied from a Momouth County New Jersey web page (Collins is community in Freehold township which is in Mamouth County)
- .For our first Object of the Week of 2023, we\'re going local! Inventor C. B. Collins patented his novel \"no battery\" flashlight in September of 1924. The patent described the light being \"operated by a heavy spring and generating its own current.\" Collins produced his flashlights, which were offered in a variety of styles and colors, on a relatively limited basis in his small factory on Bannard Street in Freehold. Collins enjoyed some early success. Admiral Byrd took 28 Collins no-battery flashlights on his 1928 expedition to the South Pole. Collins\' early hopes, however, didn\'t pan out. In 1932, he relocated his production to a small area near Martinsville, Virginia. The company soon closed, in large part due to the Great Depression. The Collins flashlights were stamped \"Collins No Battery Flashlight / Factory Freehold NJ.\"
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