Pocket flashlight (torch) — marbled orange plastic with cream head
Entry/Object ID
2025.11.64
Description
Hand-held flashlight with a cylindrical barrel molded in marbled orange plastic, set into a flared rectangular head/reflector housing finished in cream/ivory plastic. A white plastic slide on/off switch is mounted on the barrel. The flat battery end cap is impressed "СДЕЛАНО В СССР" and pierced at center, through which a braided cord wrist loop is threaded and knotted on the inside. Same flat rectangular-reflector form as the collection's blue-and-pink Soviet torch.
Acquisition
Accession
2025.11
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Made/Created
Place
Country
U.S.S.R.
Region
Eastern Europe
Continent
Europe
Notes
Maker: Unidentified Soviet factory — country-of-origin mark only, no plant name or model.
Date: Soviet-era (USSR; pre-1991). Circa 1970s–1980s (tentative, by type). Firmly within the collection's range as a USSR product; exact year unconfirmed.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Battery end cap impressed "СДЕЛАНО В СССР" (Made in USSR). Molded up/down directional arrows flanking the slide switch. No model number.
Materials
Material
Plastic
Material Notes
Materials: Molded plastic — marbled orange body, cream/ivory head, white slide switch; metal reflector and lens within the head (not fully visible); braided cord wrist loop.
Technique: Injection-molded housing with swirled-pigment (marbled) effect; molded relief lettering; assembled with metal reflector and lens; cord-strung by hand.
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Country
U.S.S.R.
Region
Eastern Europe
Continent
Europe
Research Notes
Notes
A common Soviet consumer pocket torch; the "Сделано в СССР" mark confirms USSR origin, and the marbled pastel plastic with rectangular reflector points to 1970s–80s production. No factory mark, so a specific plant cannot be assigned.
