The Graphite Flashlight

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Discusses the Coleman Company's development of the graphite flashlight. Early manufacturing of quality camping products including lanterns, tents, sleeping bags, portable stoves and ice chests.
History of company. Patents. Merger with Sunbeam Company. Cost, availability, materials and manufacturing process of the graphite flashlight. Expansion into hardware line. Illustrations.

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"Introduction
The Coleman Company built its reputation on lanterns used for camping, but the company also manufactures tents, sleeping bags, portable stoves, ice chests and many other products designed for outdoor leisure use. It has a reputation for high.quality products and was, until recently, a publicly owned corporation. Today, the company is part of the larger Sunbeam Company, although it is operated as an independent subsidiary. One of its product lines, the graphite flashlight, follows in the tradition of the company's original lantern products. This research considers the history of Coleman in general, and the development and manufacture of the graphite flashlight in particular."

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