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[[File:MagLiteFlashlight.jpg|thumb|225px|Maglite 2 D cell flashlight]]

'''Maglite''' (also spelled '''Mag-Lite''', stylized as '''MAG-LITE''') is a [[brand]] of [[flashlight]] manufactured in the [[United States]] by Mag Instrument, Inc. located in [[Ontario, California]], and founded by [[Anthony Maglica]]. It was introduced in 1979.<ref>Nick Freeth. ''Made in America: from Levis to Barbie to Google'' MBI Publishing Company, 2005 {{ISBN|0-7603-2270-8}}, pp.180-181</ref><ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url=http://www.maglite.com/eventtimeline.asp |title=Maglite Event Timeline |publisher=Maglite |access-date=27 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007055429/http://www.maglite.com/eventtimeline.asp |archive-date=7 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Constructed principally of [[anodizing|anodized]] [[6061 aluminum]], they have a variable-focus beam. Maglites are produced in several colors such as black, silver, blue, red, green, purple, gold, and different finishes. Originally  Maglite flashlights used [[krypton]] or [[xenon]] incandescent bulbs. Current models have [[LED lamp|LEDs]], although the older models are still widely available.

Accessories include belt holsters, mounting brackets, colored and glass lenses, attachable [[Optical fiber|fiber optics]] extensions to [[Refraction|bend light output]] into a cramped space, higher-powered incandescent bulbs, and LED conversion modules. The Maglite was an improvement over the [[Kel-Lite]], after which the Maglite was patterned.<ref>William Lidwell, Gerry Manacsa ''Deconstructing Product Design: Exploring the Form, Function, Usability, Sustainability, and Commercial Success of 100 Amazing Products'' Rockport Publishers, 2009 {{ISBN|1-59253-345-0}}, pp.116-117</ref>