The CEO and founder of the company (Lionel was his middle name) invented a device which consisted of a battery (one or more cells) and a light bulb, in a tubular holder with a switch... His intent was to "plant' them in planters to highlight the plants...
It did not do well so he basically gave it (sold it for very little) to one of his employees
Who founded the Everready Flashlight Company.. And manufactured the identical product as what we call a flashlight to this very day.
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