The Signal Flashlite was produced by Larami Corporation in USA in 1976. The battery operated camera shaped flashlite was designed for young children as a toy, producing a variety of colored lights when a button is pressed at the top of the camera. The Signal Flashlite is fully licensed by King Features Syndicate, made in Hong Kong.
The Larami Corporation was founded by David W. Ring in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1959 as a toy company. It gained prominence during the early to mid-1970s for producing licensed toys based on movies and television shows. These toys, often of modest quality, were manufactured in Hong Kong and Japan and retailed for under a dollar, predominantly found on grocery store toy aisle racks.
As the 1980s unfolded, Larami diversified its product line, particularly expanding into water guns. The company introduced the Super Soaker brand in 1991, which rapidly gained popularity. In 1995, Hasbro Inc. acquired Larami Corporation, subsequently renaming it Larami Inc. The brand continued until its retirement in 2002.
The Signal Flashlite was sold in a see-through blister pack attached to a 5” x 7” cardboard card, with a retail store punch hole at the top. The camera shaped body is produced of plastic in green and blue colors, with decals/stickers attached. A hinge style panel opens at the base of the camera for a AA battery to be inserted for the flashlite to operate. Three different colors can be selected by the user, Red, Green and Blue.
Varying color designed were released by Larami Corporation, with alternate camera body colors and cardboard packaging colors seen. Both versions of the Signal Flashlite sold for .79c.
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