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Tin Lithographed Lights

On the left is the USALite Mickey Mouse light. It was made in 1935 and 1936 and used 2 "D" cells. There were 3 other USALite lights made in a similar style that I am seeking. They were the Donald Duck Serenade, The Three Little Wolves, and the Silly Symphony Joy-A-Teers. On the right is a 1936 Mickey Mouse candle light that stands about 4 inches tall. I also have a Snow White version and I assume that there were other Disney characters.
A collection of tin lithographed flashlights is a review of comic and personalities that were popular in comic strips and on television. These are inexpensive tin flashlights with lithographed designs.

The Space Ranger and Space Boy lights above with a space theme were made by Hipco. Both have a siren feature (blow through it to make the siren whine) in the endcap and a morse code button.The SpaceLite and the Robin Hood were made in Canada, circa 1956. They use 2 "D" cells.

Two rare ducks - Donald and Ludwig Von Drake. I will show the Mickey Mouse version shortly.
These were made about 1960 and used 2 "D" cells.

Roy Rogers USALite made about 1955 shown with a store display and the matching Lone Ranger flashlight.
Both used 2 "D" cells.

A group of three cowboy flashlights (shown front and back) that used 2 "D" cells and a Davy Crocket light that used 2 "C" cells. The Hopalong Cassidy light is very rare.

Two variations of the rare Space Cadet flashlight from the 1950s television show of the same name. One has the Space Cadet fighting with another spaceman and one has the Space Cadet fighting with a Martian.

There are more tin litho'd lights that I've seen, such as G-Men, Indian Chief and others. They are a nice reminder of the popular figures and themes of the last 70 years.

Flashlight History, page 1

Sterling Silver Lights, page 2

Art Deco Purse Lights, page 3

Flippo Cartoon and Personality Lights, page 5

Interesting Flashlights, page 6

Flashlight Convention 2002, page 7

Flashlight Convention 2006, page 7a

Recent Acquisitions, page 8

Flashlights For Sale, page 9

Flashlights For Sale, page 10

Flashlights For Sale, page 11

Flashlights For Sale, page 12