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Pifco torch

Accession Number

969.2012.1

Object Name

Pifco torch

Created

14/02/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

14/02/2012

Brief Description

Torch with red light on top and movable stand.Four switch settings.

Materials

metal, plastic

Dimensions

199h) x w(14) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On base " PIFCO MADE IN HONG KONG"

Colour

blue,red,silver

Maker

Pifco

Object Production Place

Hong kong

Provenance

Mountaineers have needed light to find their way around in the dark since the sport began. The candle lanterns of yesteryear have given away to the Light Emitting Diode of the second millenium. Various lamps and torches have filled the breach in between and this was one of them. Headlamps were the norm for individual use in the 1970's, but mountain rescue teams needed something a little more powerful when searching at night. This torch, which was probably designed to go in the boot of a car, was pressed into service with Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team at some point, the red light being handy for marking locations/casualties and signalling helicopters. Lights got bigger and more powerful as time moved on and this torch was abandoned in a cupboard from where Mick Tighe liberated it.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team

Acquisition Date

14/02/2012

Condition Check Date

14/02/2012

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

14/02/2012

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