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That's a 1x AAA light right? That model is called the Solitaire. The classic mini maglite used two AA's and there was also one with two AAA's.
The Solitaire is interesting because at 12mm it is the thinnest AAA light out there. Others are usually 14mm or more. I was just thinking about the Solitaire recently and wondering what prevents other manufacturers from making lights that thin.
Long ago there was an incandescent version of the Solitaire. I had one and it was awful. But, the modern LED versions should be much better. I might look for one so sometime.
I had one of the incandescent ones when I was a kid. They even had a spare bulb in the back and you could change the focus of the beam. Of course completely obsolete by now as every phone flashlight is much brighter but back then it was pretty cool.
They were impressively bright for a light that size in those days. The trouble with mine is it became so unreliable it was useless (flaky contacts or switch, cleaning didn't help). I gave it to a collector who immediately recognized it as an unusual variant and was delighted, so it still made someone happy. I guess that is a win.
It is the single AAA one! Awesome background info; I vaguely recall an incandescent version of one kicking around my dad's garage when I was a kid... this definitely improves on that