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| Klaus Lutz |
Model of a Searchlight probably WilescoHiI also got a Searchlight. The seller thinks it is Wilesco but I have never seen one bevor. Maybe some member can enlighten us. 
The soket looks Wilesco like. 
Only one wire  How can it fucntion then ??????
360° rotatable & Elevation between -45° & +45° 
There is a massive lens in front of the light bulb 
It opens easyly. I have no idea how it can function with only one wire. I have no idea who is the manufacturer. I have no idea how old it is. I have no idea what voltage it needs. I have no idea what kind of electricity it needs (AC or DC). 
Klaus |
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| Roly Williams |
Re: Model of a Searchlight probably Wilesco
The second connection probably goes through the matal base / frame. The voltage depends on what bulb you put in it and it can be either AC or DC. |
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| Bugsy |
The terminal on the right appears to be insulated.
Connect the wire to that. Take the globe out. Connect a multimeter to each terminal. It should read 0 ohms. Put the globe back. Now it should give a reading of a few ohms, that is, if the globe is OK. Somewhere on the globe you should be able to read how many volts it's made for. You might need a magnifying glass. Otherwise you could buy a globe with the correct socket and a known voltage. Put it in and connect a suitable battery across the terminals. It should light. If it doesn't send it up to me and I'll fix it for you. Phil |
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| tmuir |
No idea who made it. Its the first one I've ever seen but I like it.
Its something a bit different than the usual street light. |
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| Les |
I would say it was a home build using a Wilesco tool base, very interesting though and I hope you can get it working. 
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| Wallace |
That's very nice. It would look good powered by a dynamo 
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| Burnmafingers |
I really like that, a neat accessory
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| logoman |
I love searchlights, but I'm not Albert Speer. | ||
| MooseMan |
Klaus, that would look great with a 10mm high intensity LED in it, and a Wilesco dynamo would produce a fair bit of light from that.....I've got some spare, let me know if you want one. | ||
| KMV |
Hello Klaus,
i have found the searchlight. I know i have seen it before... Made in 1948-1950 from DAMA or DA-MA. Lüdenscheid!! From this company Wilesco apparent took over much. See also the drill press, the same one as from Wilesco. Greeting Andreas 
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| Klaus Lutz |
Great Andreas. Thanks a lot. The base is exactly the same as the early grey Wilesco driven model bases with the blue sticker. Even the grey metalic colour is exactly the same. And GAMA also was in Lüdenscheid. That are a lot to many chances. By the way. I found a D10 on Ebay with grey edged base and a round blue sticker. That indicates it was built end of the 1950s or early 1960s. That IS a surprise. I thought the small cylinders came with the D36 SR in 1966. There I was mistaken obviously. http://cgi.ebay.de/Alte-ca1960-Da...ntikspielzeug?hash=item19b761f05b
I would have a try at her but I am in Norway when the auction ends. Sometime there will be another one. Hopefully when I have the funds for a serious bid. 
Klaus |
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| KMV |
Hello Klaus,
i don`t know the exact date of the D10, but i have a catalog, date 1960, there is the D10 and the D10el. Greetings Andreas |
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| Sandman |
What a great find Klaus. |