The story behind the Maglite Flashlight Company is an inspiring example of the American Dream realized. The history of this authentically American tool begins with a man named Tony Maglica. Born in New York City during the Great Depression, Mr. Maglica began his business venture manufacturing precision parts for industry and the military in his one-man machine shop in Los Angeles. He was a skilled and gifted machinist whose work quickly earned a reputation for being efficient and of the highest quality. After its official opening in 1974, Mag Instruments Incorporated quickly grew and flourished under Mr. Maglica’s hands-on, hard-working leadership style. He had high standards for superior quality and exceptional customer service from the beginning, so when the first Maglite flashlights were brought on to the scene in 1979, this once tiny operation began its journey to becoming the world-wide leader in quality flashlights.
The Maglite company’s flashlights are known best for their ruggedness and reliability. Anyone who has ever owned this flashlight, or simply used one, knows that it is not a fragile piece of equipment. Its durability and dependability has made it a necessity among police officers, mechanics, and firefighters everywhere. Soon after the original Maglite flashlight emerged in 1979, the Maglite Rechargeable System was introduced. It is still the most powerful rechargeable flashlight of its size. Soon after, in 1984, the Mini Maglite made its debut. This clever tool set a new standard for personal sized, highly portable flashlights. Never before had such quality come in such a convenient size. An even smaller “AAA” cell version showed up in 1987, and proved to be invaluable in medical and industrial situations where a small instrument yielding precise, close-up lighting is often needed on the job. Then in 1988, for the consumer wishing to never again leave their favorite tool behind, The “AAA” cell light for purses and key chains was introduced.
Throughout his thirty-six years in the industry, Tony Maglica has provided consumers with Maglite flashlights ranging in size from the ultra- compact 3.5 inches to the 20-inch giant of the product line. The most impressive model yet to emerge from this company is the Maglite LED flashlight. Available in all of the aforementioned sizes, LED lighting technology adds longevity and even more powerful brightness to the flashlights. The Maglite company features its very own MAG-LED Technology in all of its LED-powered products. This patented technology provides optimum LED advantages through the high-performance Luxeon Rebel LED. This provides much improved battery longevity than flashlights using similar LED technology.
Whether the consumer’s choice is a traditional battery-powered Maglite flashlight or a Maglite LED flashlight, they are purchasing a guaranteed product that is 100% American made. Mr. Maglica ships his Maglite flashlights all over the world, but he’s committed to keeping the manufacturing end of his company in the United States.
