Tuesday, August 13, 2019

1968 First Year 5D Kel-Lite

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I recently picked up a super rare first year 5D Kel-Lite. This light is extremely rare as Kel-Lite made only a couple hundred of them during...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Streamlight SL-20 and Continued Rechargeable Flashlight History

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This post is continued from my Early Rechargeable Flashlight History Post . Enter Streamlight. Originally incorporated as Streamlite in Ne...
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Monday, October 9, 2017

Tru Grit Lights

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Tru Grit was a short lived, early competitor of Kel-Lite. I say competitor but actually they knocked off Kel-Lite's design and infringed...
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Sunday, October 1, 2017

1st Generation Kel-Lites and Early Kel-lite History

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Up until 1968 when Don Keller invented the Kel-Lite, flashlights were generally regarded as disposable and were viewed many times by battery...
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Friday, September 22, 2017

Kel-Lite Stud-Lites

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Stud-Lite was Kel-Lite's attempt at acquiring sales outside the law enforcement market. Norm Nelson, Kel-Lite's 2nd president after ...
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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Pharo-Tech Rechargeable Light and Early Rechargeable Flashlight History

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I'll warn those that are faint of heart that this is a long post with few pictures. So without further fanfare here is the brief, early ...
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Pro-Lights

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Don Keller of Kel-Lite fame left Kel-Lite in 1972 after being bought out by Norm Nelson. Immediately afterwards Don wanted to get back into...
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