"FreePlay" Self Powered Lantern
The innovative wind-up spring mechanism powering this flashlight was first conceived to operate a radio that needed neither battery nor electricity. Trevor Baylis initially designed these self-powered objects for use in third-world communities where access to electricity is limited or non-existent and the cost of batteries prohibitively expensive. A rechargeable battery stored within the flashlight body provides an additional energy source.
Artwork Details
- Title: "FreePlay" Self Powered Lantern
- Designer: Trevor Baylis (British, 1937–2018)
- Manufacturer: Freeplay Energy USA, Inc.
- Date: ca. 1994
- Medium: Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polyethylene vinyl acetate, polyurethane foam/ABS, metal, and reinforced materials, NiCd battery, Xenon light bulb
- Dimensions: 6 3/4 × 10 × 5 3/4 in., 4.3 lb. (17.1 × 25.4 × 14.6 cm, 2 kg)
- Classification: Machines & Appliances
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.351
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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