{"product_id":"best-pattern-pair-of-c-1940s-tin-pocket-flashlights-torches-stripped-of-mechanics-1","title":"Best Pattern: Pair of c. 1940s Tin Pocket Flashlights\/Torches (Stripped of Mechanics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese would once have functioned as pocket flashlights, also sometimes called torches, but they've been stripped of their bulbs and their batteries--now they're just handy canisters, with glass lenses at top, bearing very excellent graphic patterns, which is why I love them. Yum. I might use them to stash business cards, or spare keys, or secret notes--and indeed, opening at both top and bottom, they seem like just the right vessels to use for passing coded messages back and forth. C. 1940s, German I believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Green: 3 15\/16\" x 2 5\/8\" x 1. Blue\/red 4 1\/16\" x 2 5\/8\" x 1\".The hinged bottoms of both open easily but the top of the red and blue one is tight and I didn't want to force it; there is no sign of rust so I assume with a little more effort it would open. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49010787680510,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_6125_8adbc369-bf01-48fd-b9a7-7a337251eb7f.jpg?v=1789739220","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/best-pattern-pair-of-c-1940s-tin-pocket-flashlights-torches-stripped-of-mechanics-1","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}