Mr. Maglica was born in NYC during the depression, but raised in Croatia, his mother’s country of origin.
Anthony Maglica
1955 Machine Shop. In 1950 Anthony returned to the United States to find his American dream. He started a small machine shop. He made precision parts for the government and industry.
1979 Police Flashlights. The first Maglite® was made. It soon became famous among policemen across the country. It was known for its dependability and durability.
Mini Maglite® in 1984. The smaller version of the original flashlight was released just 5 years later. It uses two AA batteries, and is still extremely popular today.
AAA Mini Maglite® in 1987. A still smaller version, using two AAA batteries came out 3 years later.
Solitaire® single AAA in 1988. The only one year later, the purse-sized Solitaire® was introduced. It holds only one AAA battery.
1996 Cadillac of Flashlights. The Wall Street Journal referred to Maglites® as the Cadillac of Flashlight, an appropriate designation.
Several Hundred Employees. Today Maglite® is going strong, and has 700,000 square feet of manufacturing, storage, and offices.
2018. They are still Designed and Manufactured in the USA, with no intention of ever changing that.
Ask anyone if size matters, and they will say “The bigger the better”. But, let’s not forget how important smallness is. When you need to carry a flashlight in your purse, you don’t want the biggest Maglite® with 4 D-batteries. You want a compact one that is
durable
dependable
bright
light weight
The Maglite Flashlights K3A is the best one for this purpose. It has only one AAA battery, that keeps the size down, but power up.
If you want your engraved flashlights ready at all times, you might want to keep them in a holster, attached to your belt. Maglite® has the answer to that. The Maglite® M2A Holster flashlight is ready when you are. And, it can have your company logo laser engraved on the barrel.
Vote today for your favorite Maglite Flashlights. Here are 4 to vote on. Think of what your customers would like to receive for Christmas, with your company logo laser engraved on the barrel.
Look good with your imprint laser engraved on the barrel.
Those are the 3 best reasons to give a Maglite engraved with your company logo. But here are 497 other reasons…..The happy customers that you will embrace with your generosity.
You can depend on Maglite flashlights when you need them the most. The Maglite® website has some interesting personal stories of how this amazing flashlight saved the day. From Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, to the memoirs of a Colton, California retired policeman, Maglite torches have a fine history of service. What stories will be added this week and next, about hurricane Harvey in Houston Texas, and hurricane Irma in Florida and the SE coast of the United States?
There are many brands of emergency flashlights, but there is only one Maglite®.
Anthony Maglica Still At Work in 2017
Ask any policeman, fireman, serviceman, EMT, utility worker, and other emergency personnel around the world. All of them appreciate their favorite Maglite flashlights.
Maglites are the best USA-Made flashlight. They are built tough, and will last a lifetime. But, here are 5 secrets you probably didn’t know about Maglite Flashlights.
LED (the bulb on an LED Maglite, or any LED flashlight) doesn’t last forever. It doesn’t burn out. It just gets dimmer and dimmer with age. Don’t worry. Depending on your usage, it should remain very bright till a time between 50 years and 2,000 years from now.
Maglites® are designed to be highly water resistant. However, they are not advertised to be waterproof.
Maglites® are not tested to be explosion-proof or intrinsically safe. Some workers who use a flashlight in highly volatile environments need that type of flashlight.
There are flashlights made for that purpose.
Old and weak alkaline batteries can damage your Maglite® just as they can damage any other flashlight. Maglites® are built tough, but guarding against a leaky battery is above and beyond the call of duty. Many battery manufacturers have a repair/replacement policy if your flashlight is damaged by one of their leaky batteries.
The ANSI standard of rating the power of flashlights was started only in 2009. Mag Instrument has agreed to abide by the ANSI standard, and rates its flashlights so you can compare one with another. ANSI stands for American National Standards Institute. The parameters used are:
MAG-TAC® LED Flashlight – Bezel Edge 
2AALED Mini MagLite® LED Flashlight
K3A MagLite® Solitaire Flashlight 
