The 9th Annual Flashlight Collector's Convention was held in Cleveland, Ohio on May 18 through May 21, 2006. Some of the highlights were that we were given a tour of the Energizer Research Laboratories in Westlake, Ohio and then put on an exhibit and sale at the facilities for the employees. This facility employs 400 people involved in flashlight and battery research and design. We were shown the flashlights of the future that were expected to be out in the market in the coming years. We also got to build our own flashlight and then shop in the Energizer store.

The actual show was held in the Holiday Inn and there were tables of items for sale, several with collectors displaying portions of their collections. Reported great purchases by collectors were a 1908 silver pocket light with a victorian nude on the case, a 1946 combination fishing rod/flashlight, a 1950 hunting knife with a flashlight in the handle, a dozen 1930s Eveready flashlights that were mint with their original labels still in place, a 1940s patent model of a fishing rod/flashlight combination fom Oklahoma with the original designer's notes, newspaper articles, patent sheet and all contained in a wooden box with the designer's name, unusual lanterns, Winchester flashlights, strange 1940 Evereadys that looked European but had their original American box, early stickpin lights, early Ever Ready wooden candle lights, and a 1913 English Ever Ready ring catch 4 D cell tubular light.

Bill Utley autographed and sold his book, "Flashlights". Stuart Schneider autographed and sold his book, "Collecting Flashlights".

For information about future shows please call, write or email Stuart Schneider at P.O. Box 64, Teaneck, NJ 07666, 201-599-4250 (days), email: stuart@ wordcraft.net. Next year's show is in Ohio in September.