A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end which can be used as a light source or to set something on fire. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. In some countries, notably the United Kingdom and Australia, "torch" in modern usage is also the term for a battery-operated portable light.
A burning torch, discarded on the road in the wake of the Lewes Bonfire Night celebrations.
An unlit torch as used for fire breathing.
The original 1886–1984 torch of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) is housed in the Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island, New York City
Flame of Liberty, Place Diana, Paris
A flashlight (US) or electric torch (CE), usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the early 2000s. A typical flashlight consists of the light source mounted in a reflector, a transparent cover to protect the light source and reflector, a battery, and a switch, all enclosed in a case.
A set of LED flashlights
The angle-head flashlight (Fulton MX-991U) on the left uses an incandescent bulb, while the adjustable angle-head flashlight (Streamlight Sidewinder) on the right uses LEDs to give white, red, blue, and infrared light
The 1899 flashlight was a fiber tube with brass end caps and bulls-eye glass lens at one end.
January 1899 Ever-Ready flashlight ad mentioning the proceedings against the alleged patent-infringing rival companies.
