PATENT SPECIFICATION No. 533336

APPLICATION DATE: October 30 1939

SPECIFICATION ACCEPTED: February 11 1941

TITLE: IMPROVEMENTS IN ELECTRIC HAND OR FLASH LAMPS

APPLICANT: WILLIAM LEACH of 92 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, Lancashire.

Size: 195mmx270mm.

No. of pages of text: 2. 

No. of pages of drawings: 1. Size of page of drawing/s: 140mmx225mm. 

Brief Description of Patent: This invention relates to electric hand or flash lamps and has for its object to provide a simple and convenient form of self contained device comprising battery, lamp and switch which is cheap to manufacture, of small size, convenient to hold in the hand, and has the light directed downwards when the switch is engaged by the thumb of a hand holding the complete device in a natural position.

Condition: Slight crinkling. 10mm tear to right hand edge of first text page- no loss. Pages loose. Wear to left hand edge where patent has been removed from the volume. 

This was sold by a Library and has their stamp impression on some of the pages/drawings. Multiple Item Postage: Patents can be combined for postage costs, the cost is the same whether you purchase one or several, so check out our Ebay Shop patent listings as well. This patent specification has been disbound from a volume of 100 different patents. This is an original HMSO published item at the time, not a modern copy as are being sold elsewhere. The drawings are often ideal for framing. It is part of a collection of several volumes from the 1893-1900,1907 & 1920/50's that I have from which individual patents will be sold over the next few years.