This is a Brightstar # K1826 3D cell plastic duty flashlight used in the 1950's and 1960's by LAPD and LASD and a thousand other Police Depts. across the United States...
This is a 2D cell Chemlite heavy duty plastic flashlight that could dispense tear gas thru a small nozzel in the lens.
This is a late model Kel-lite 2D SKL (1974-75)($22.50) unissued and a Surefire "Backup" 2008 police duty LED flashlight ($125.00).
This is a 5C cell Kel-lite with a 14" add on matching Kel-lite aluminum baton includes a New in the box Federal red traffic cone attachment ....
This is a 5C cell Kel-lite baton lite with a spacer rod and a stainless steel bezel. The batterys being placed up close to the head of the light gave the officer a very effective attitude adjustment tool when needed....
Kel-lites 1D-SKL, 2D-SL , 3D cell, 4D cell, 5D cell, 6D cell ,and a very rare special factory order 8D cell.
This 18" 4C cell Prototype Baton lite with a stainless steel bezel is the first baton lite ever made, dated May,26,1972 patent pending....This kel-lite and several others are from the Norman C. Nelson estate, Mr. Nelson was the last president of Kel-lite Industries, Barstow Ca.
Kel-lite C-BL-18 "Baton Lite"Prototype
This Prototype Kel-lite 4D cell is a solid plastic machined model 13" long, cut from 4" round stock ABS material.The switch, reflector, lens, bulb and bulb holder are standard Kel-lite parts....
Covina Ca. Kel-lite 1D-SKL with my duty keys for the Gamewell Police call box, cell block and weapons locker. Kel-lite Model 1 Firepower speed loader duel pouch with .357 cal. inserts. This Kel-lite 1D-SKL is the smallest duty lite made at 5 3/4"...it used 2 1/2 D cell E94 Evereadys which were discontinued soon after the 1D-SKL was introduced. Estimated 1000 Kel-lite 1D-SKL's were made and none of them has worked including this one since 1976 as no substitute 1/2 cell alkaline batteries were ever produced....
This is a 2C cell "Detective Model" Code 4 back-up Lite. This model has no knurling on the tube to damage "Nice Trousers" that undercover officers wore. It comes with an adjustable leather lanyard strap...A very well made attitude adjustment tool...1976 era....
This 3D cell Kel-lite (1975) is new and unissued , the Argus "Claw" # 10628 was used by a California Highway Patrol officer in the 1930's-40's in the Walnut Creek Ca. area. His name was Neil Franklin Lawrence badge #491.....
This is a 4C cell late model Kel-lite with a matching leather holster from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Kel-lite 6 1/2" Prototype Patent pending "Judo stick" 11-20-1976, very few of these Judo sticks were sold, mostly to police officers as a non-lethal self defense tool.. The Judo stick (Kubaton) was not sold to the general public....
These 2 solid aluminum 6 1/2" Kel-lite "Judo sticks- kubatons" are Unfinished Prototypes from the Norman Nelson Kel-lite collection.
The Railroad Police have been on the job guarding our nations railroads for over 200 years and remain almost invisible to the public. This 3D model Kel-lite was used by a Union Pacific Railroad Special Agent in the late 1960's and early 1970's They used whatever tools worked best for them....
This is my Kel-lite 3D-KL duty lite and a pair of "tuning Forks" 35 MPH and 65 MPH for the "Ka band" radar window unit. My whistle that no one ever listened to or paid much attention to....
This is my early 1970's Covina Ca. 1D-SKL Kel-lite that has been unusable since the E94 Eveready 1/2 size 1.5v batteries were discontinued soon after
this lite was sold.
This lite was fired up this past week after 36 years with the help of a Custom made D-cell insert using 3 AA cells for 4.5v and a new PR-3 bulb
This is a 3 D-cell Prototype D-ring Saddle lite (May 5,1973) with a custom made 6 AA cell 9v W/PR-20 bulb, this lite has become very bright...
This Eveready mirror lite is used for checking under vehicles... This near perfect working lite unit was donated to my collection by a friend that lives in the Mohave desert near Ridgecrest Calif...
Cutaway display models, a Working 3D cell Barstow Calif. Kel-lite and
a Streamlite SL-20 Prototype marked Barstow Calif. with charging wall mount.
These lites were found in the attic of a retired police supply sales rep for the New England and Great Lakes area in the 1960's - 1970's
This is a Kel-lite 2C cell with rechargable Ni-cad batteries mounted in the Pharo-Tech charging unit.1979 era. Only 35 units were made as Kel-lite C cell lites became unavailable due to stopping Kel-lite production and being switched over to Streamlite at the Barstow Ca. plant. The hand written notes on the promo sheet are from the CEO of Pharo-tech telling all salesman not to display this unit as a new model was being rushed into production.
This is the complete Kel-lite as found with 2 1978 Gould C cell 30 year old rechargeable batteries inside. A very small rust deposit can be seen on the
battery pole next to the wall wart...
l
. This Gold Kel-lite 2C lit right up with a standard tail cap and 2 new Energizer C-cells..
The 2C cell and the 3C cell Kel-lite rechargable salesman samples with wall mount charging stations...
Kel-lite 10 Year anniversary 2D-SKL polished.....
This Code 4 Police type flashlight has a multiple use type head . Heavy duty 3D cell made by the LA Screw Procucts Inc. of Pico Rivera, Calif. The head can be changed instantly from white lite to Red lite to save an officers nite vision
The late model Kel-lite 2D-SKL and 2C- CPL along with a Unissued "Kel-lite
Judo stick" are recent additions to the collection thanks to a very nice fellow
in Mesa, Az. who found them in a drawer and didn't need them anymore...
The Kel-lite judo stick ($4.95) and a 2 CPL C-cell with the optional Judo head end cap ($4.59 or $3.00 with your new end cap trade-in)
The 10 year life of Bianchi-B-Lites, a good heavy duty police flashlight made by John Bianchi and Designed by Donald Keller, made in Temecula Calif....1975-1985
Bianchi 2C cell, 2D cell first model, 2D cell late model, 4D cell, 5D cell first model, 5D cell first model with the big head, 6D cell late model.....The 5D Big head B-lite was donated to the collection be Chief of Police Fred R.Maurer , Brown City ,Michigan. The 7 D-cell Big head B-Lite at the far right is a recent donation from a retired officer that worked at the Colorado State Penitentiary, a perfect tool to command respect on any cellblock....
This is a Code 4 (4D cell) with a rechargable battery in the Pharo-Tech charging mount. This mount was intended to be placed beside the driver's and or passenger's seat in the patrol unit, very few were sold. This lite and charger are part of the lites obtained from a retired sales rep...
This lite is a 3C cell rechargable Kel-lite mounted in a Luma-Tech (Pharo-Tech same company) charging station. It is inscribed with the sales rep's name. Kel-lite rechargables, To little and to late to save Kel-lite Ind. from the Streamlite takeover.....
The picture above was recently sent to me by Don Keller as his contribution to the website. This set of Covina Ca. Kel-lites was on display in his office when he was President of Kel-lite Ind. This set was made for a police equipment show in Houston Texas in 1969 . It currently rests in his attic at home in Washington state. He plans to donate the display case to the new National Police Museum in Washington,DC that is now under construction and will open in 2011
Back board top from the Left Kel-lite baton 26" 22" 18" with stainless steel bezels,top right Kel-lite 20" and 26"with the add on Kel-lite baton...Most of these patches came from retired Police officers around the country that I have bought Kel-lites from.
Back board bottom Kel-lite early 5C cell, Kel-lite late or last made 5C cell, Oak nite stick , walnut billy club and leather saps or "Slappers" to be used up side of the head for attitude adjustment!
