For over 30 years, the MagLite flashlight has truly been an outstanding example of success in regards to the American dream by setting the standard for quality flashlights. Up until 1979, the flashlight was a tool known for its poor quality. After being used a couple of times, it was thrown away because it would stop working altogether! A European inventor, Anthony Maglica, realized that there was a desperate need for a higher quality, dependable flashlight, and his vision was to advance the portable lighting industry. He came to America to design just that.
    The MagLight flashlight began with a modest start in a garage located in Los Angeles in 1955. Anthony Maglica was an experimental machinist, and would be the first person to invest in his flashlight vision with 125 dollars. As with most long-term successful companies, the MagLight Company began with honest hard work. During the earlier years, Mr. Maglica’s reputation grew for providing sophisticated industrial, aerospace, and military machine parts. Mr. Maglica’s products far succeeded any other competition in the marketplace.
    Initially, MagLight flashlights were targeted towards professionals such as policemen and firefighters, whose livelihoods were at times dependant on having a dependable nighttime portable light source. When these officers began realizing the high quality that MagLights offered, they insisted on using only the MagLight brand. Soon, other people aside from professionals began to also realize the high quality of MagLights, and the company continued to grow.
In 1982, Anthony Maglica relocated his company to Ontario, Ca, and took his 80 employees with him to a new 126,000 square foot facility. There, he introduced his new MagLight Rechargeable System™, which at the time was the most advanced recharge system in the market! In 1984, the Mini MagLight® was introduced, and in 1987 an even smaller version of the Mini MagLight was introduced, and they were both hits. The smaller versions worked well for people in the medical and industrial fields. The third and smallest flashlight called the Solitaire® was introduced in 1988, and was ideal for key chains and purses. It was also an overnight success. MagLight also his its fingers in advanced underwater lighting technology, that is used by Jacques Cousteau.
    Mag products today have branches in literally every aspect of the marketplace. From Professional to private use, the MagLight has proven itself to be both useful and reliable in many different ways.
As a major supporter of protection services, Mag was a major corporate sponsor to the dedication of the fallen police officer memorial in Washington D.C. Mag was also a major distributor to the military during Operation Desert Storm. During that military event MagLight equipped the troops with the most advanced military hardware and technology available. During that time the MagLight proved to be successful during that operation based on the hundreds of letters that were received from the troops personally about how MagLight flashlights assisted them in their duties.
    Among the several MagLight achievements, the MagLight Company is committed to remaining a USA manufacturer, and built by American workers. MagLite products have been publicized as being among the top 100 products that “America makes best’ by both Fortune and Money magazines. 
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