Micro Lamps Links to Professional Organizations

1520 Hubbard Avenue | Batavia, IL 60510-1420 | Phone: 630.879.0900 800.852.5267 | Fax: 630 879.0126

Aerospace Lighting Institute (ALI)
P.O. Box 16314
Clearwater, FL 33766-6314 U.S.A.
PH: 727-791-0790
FX: 727-791-4208

Founded in 1971, the Aerospace Lighting Institute (ALI) educates and disseminates technical information to the aerospace lighting industry through short courses, seminars, technical books, exhibits, and distribution of proceedings containing information on the national and international industry leaders.
Micro Lamps is a long-term participant in the Aerospace Lighting Institute. Tom Knopp, Micro Lamps' Senior Engineering Consultant and former Vice President of Engineering, was a lecturer at ALI for more than 30 years in incandescent lighting and later in LEDs. ALI named Tom its “Man of the Year” in 1993. The following year ALI named Micro Lamps “Company of the Year.”

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
SAE World Headquarters
400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 U.S.A.
PH: 724-776-4841 FX: 248-273-2494

SAE Automotive Headquarters
755 W. Big Beaver, Suite 1600
Troy, MI 48084 U.S.A.
PH: 248-273-2455 FX: 248-273-2494
SAE Washington Office
1300 Eye Street N.W.
Suite 1090 East Tower
Washington, DC 20005-3314
PH: 202-962-8691 FX: 202-296-8692

The Society of Automotive Engineers is your one-stop resource for technical information and expertise used in designing, building, maintaining and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space. Over 83,000 engineers, business executives, educators and students from more than 97 countries share information and exchange ideas for advancing the engineering of mobility systems.


FLASHLIGHTS With Rarity & Value Guide By Billy T. Utley Arrow Point Press, 2001 340 pages

From the President’s Desk... A Book Review by Kei Narimatsu FLASHLIGHTS chronicles an immigrant's success story told through a reference guide to flashlights, dry cell batteries, carbon filament bulbs and the first mass maker and marketer of flashlights, the Ever Ready Company. You'll learn the fascinating story of Akiba Horowitz, a Russian immigrant who came to the United States in 1891, immediately changed his name to Conrad Hubert and started the American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company (now the Ever Ready Company) in 1898. He purchased the patent rights to the first wood case bicycle light and the first tubular flashlight, which became the foundation for his flashlight business. Author Billy T. Utley weaves an intriguing story of the birth of the lowly flashlight and the company that made it, pointing out interesting facts along the way. Did you know, for example, that the first D cell battery was created specifically for this invention? With over 2500 illustrations, this reference book is a must for lighting aficionados, collectors or nostalgic minded folks who just want a good read.

We’re pleased to be able to offer a special price of $40.00 (regularly $49.95) plus $3.00 shipping to friends and associates of Micro Lamps, Inc. California residents add 7½ % sales tax. Please mention Micro Lamps when you order. Contact Mr. Utley for an autographed copy at: Bill Utley Box 4095 Tustin, CA 92781 Email: flashlight1@cox.net Phone: 1-714-730-1252