NIFE UPSIDE DOWN LANTERN, circa 1930

Nife is the trade name of the Swedish Battery Company AB Jungner under the name Batteries Ltd in the United Kingdom in 1919. This lamp is used in the mode shown, throwing light on the surface it stands on. It is not sealed therefore unsuitable for use in mines. Using a chargeable battery its uses can be for Map reading or illuminating working drawings. There are studs on the side for a strap (missing), and there is no on/off switch. The idea of the position of the lamp does not seem to have caught on, therefore it is possibly rare.

Bruce Hammond Collection.

A1730