My Very First Light Appx. 53 Years Ago

[dmathieu]

Just grabbed a NOS version of the first light I ever owned. (split amber/red blinker)

Picture this on the front fender of a 10 year old's bicycle.

GREAT piece for my collection!

 

[JennyCop]

I am gonna be honest and say that VERY very naughty thoughts come to my mind when seeing this blinky. Bad me!


Very neat light Dan, I'm sure it brought you back some good memories.

 

[dmathieu]

I hear that Jenny! Haha

I almost posted it in the ring!

Shape aside, that light was the best thing that a 10 year old light enthusiast could have found.

 

[JazzDad]

I love the colour of the plug!

 

[JennyCop]

Haha..yeah even the name " Penna LIFE Saver" is fitting. Makes me wonder what life crisis it saved people from.


so.....where do I get one?? Lol I'm just joking!


ok naughtiness aside, I am sure you had a blast with that on your fender. How did you power it? I don't remember my bike having a cigarette lighter socket. I agree with Jazzdad the plug is so neat that it matches like that.

 

[dmathieu]

Powered by imagination only. The one I had was broken, didn't even have a cord.

 

[DefianceEngineCompany]

as long as it doesnt go buzzzz were all set.....

 

[CodeMan]

as long as it doesnt go buzzzz were all set.....

I think the Doctors called it "Female Hysteria" & no need for a buzz.. It came with a mechanical flasher..... :lol:   :lol:   :lol:

Uniquely shaped & ribbed for their lighting pleasure ............... :undecided:

 

[Windycity411]

 Before I even scrolled down to see comment number one (thank you, Jenny!), I was thinking, hmmmmm....... I'll bet it lit up a life or two on a lonely road (or at home)!  

 

[chief1562]

Haha..yeah even the name " Penna LIFE Saver" is fitting. Makes me wonder what life crisis it saved people from.


so...where do I get one?? Lol I'm just joking!


ok naughtiness aside, I am sure you had a blast with that on your fender. How did you power it? I don't remember my bike having a cigarette lighter socket. I agree with Jazzdad the plug is so neat that it matches like that.

A&E

 

[CrownVic97]

Welcome to the first vintage thread that involves the gutter, folks :tiphat:  ! LOL.

 

[dmathieu]

Wow! 

How things have changed!

53 years ago, in the innocence of the times, I was happy with my find!

 

[ERIC6913]

I am gonna be honest and say that VERY very naughty thoughts come to my mind when seeing this blinky. Bad me!


Very neat light Dan, I'm sure it brought you back some good memories.

Jenny Jenny Jenny I like your style

 

[stansdds]

Wow!  Talk about lightbar porn!  I got a great laugh out of this thread starting with Jenny's first post. :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

 

[David]

My first light, also at about age 10, was the yellow plastic helmet sold at Radio Shack with a revolving red light.  They were powered by 2 C-batteries and made a whirring noise.  The light was bright enough indoors, but hard to see in broad daylight when goofing around on my bike.  I got one on e-bay a few years ago, but the chin strap barely fits on my adult sized head.  I'll never understand why Radio Shack stopped selling them.

 

[894]

My first light, also at about age 10, was the yellow plastic helmet sold at Radio Shack with a revolving red light.  They were powered by 2 C-batteries and made a whirring noise.  The light was bright enough indoors, but hard to see in broad daylight when goofing around on my bike.  I got one on e-bay a few years ago, but the chin strap barely fits on my adult sized head.  I'll never understand why Radio Shack stopped selling them.

YUP! That's exactly how it started w/ me! Actually, it started before that but that was my first taste...

 

[stansdds]

My first light, also at about age 10, was the yellow plastic helmet sold at Radio Shack with a revolving red light.  They were powered by 2 C-batteries and made a whirring noise.  The light was bright enough indoors, but hard to see in broad daylight when goofing around on my bike.  I got one on e-bay a few years ago, but the chin strap barely fits on my adult sized head.  I'll never understand why Radio Shack stopped selling them.

Bicycle helmet regulations may be the reason Radio Shack dropped them.

 

[jdh]

I am gonna be honest and say that VERY very naughty thoughts come to my mind when seeing this blinky. Bad me!


Very neat light Dan, I'm sure it brought you back some good memories.

Jenny I just learned something about you that I'm not sure I really want to know. :-x   :jawdrop:

Thanks for the visual.  

 

[massfirefighter]

 

[chief1562]

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And it's off to the raceys.

 

[JennyCop]

^^^ more girth, Whoah boy!!!

 

[massfirefighter]

A strange gag gift my Father in law bought me off EBay. Very strange.

 

[CrownVic97]

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Oh dear........that's just wrong.....

 

[chief1562]

In so many ways.

 

[dmathieu]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-RARE-Car-Emergency-Lights-Cool-Pair-of-Red-Safety-Lights-/191293494286?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c89fb140e&vxp=mtr

 

[JennyCop]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-RARE-Car-Emergency-Lights-Cool-Pair-of-Red-Safety-Lights-/191293494286?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c89fb140e&vxp=mtr

Double the fun!

 

[ERIC6913]

Double the fun!

Oh Jenny! I'm liking you more and more. I need to take a road trip to Arizona lol

 

[CrownVic97]

This thread is not in the gutter anymore.....it's in the depths of the sewage treatment plant...... :blink:

:bonk:

 

[Tristar]

It's great if you want to use it in the car, as it's 12 V DC, but what do you do if you want to use it at home?  Most people don't have 12 V power supplies in their bedrooms...I mean houses. 

 

[stansdds]

:crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

 

[jdh]

It's great if you want to use it in the car, as it's 12 V DC, but what do you do if you want to use it at home?  Most people don't have 12 V power supplies in their bedrooms...I mean houses. 

Freudian slip

Double the fun!

 Oh my.........bad thoughts......bad.....very bad :crazy:

 

[Skip Goulet]

To get back to the real topic here, those lights came out in the late '50s. The Firestone store in Midland sold a lot of accessories back then. Those lights sold for less than $5.   Seems like my dad or granddad bought me one back then.  Just plugged in and flashed.    I don't think anyone would've used one on a car in motion....not even some of the crazy vollies I knew back then. :crazy:

And Jen,we're going to have to wash your computer out with soap and verrrrry hot water! :-x

 

[JennyCop]

as long as it doesnt go buzzzz were all set.....

says you! Lol I think it would have made more sales if it did. Oops sorry Skip!

 

[rettoded]

Did that light come delivered in black plastic bag?

 

[stansdds]

Pretty sure those things are shipped in plain boxes, no labels accept for the addressee.  Very incospicuous. :haha: :haha:

 

[Skip Goulet]

:lol:  

 Before I even scrolled down to see comment number one (thank you, Jenny!), I was thinking, hmmmmm....... I'll bet it lit up a life or two on a lonely road (or at home)!  

Freudian slip



 Oh my.........bad thoughts......bad.....very bad :crazy:

Freudian slip?   Is that what Jen loves to come out of at night? :lol:

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

And for cross reference purposes....

 

[NJEMT]

So this is how you guys get into vintage lights, they get into you first.  Oh snap,