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Introduction

1635 South Sacramento Avenue
P.O. Box 50600
Ontario, California 91761
U.S.A.
Telephone: (909) 947-1006
Toll Free: (800) 289-6241
Fax: (909) 947-3116
Web site: http://www.maglite.com

Private Company
Incorporated: 1974 as Mag Instrument, Inc.
Employees: 900
Sales: $150 million (2003 est.)
NAIC: 335129 Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

Mag Instrument, Inc. is a producer of high-quality flashlights under the Maglite brand. A believer in the American dream, company founder Anthony Maglica has kept manufacturing inside the United States, thanks in part to extensive use of automation. The company began work on a new facility in Ontario, California, in 2004. The flashlights are exported to more than 85 countries around the world; one-quarter of sales come from outside the United States.

1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. Defending Its Trademarks in the 1980s
4. Exporting in the 1990s
5. Continued Growth in the Early 2000s
6. Principal Competitors
7. Further Reading
8. Copyright Page
9. About Page