Please note that this title primarily consists of content that is available for free on the internet. Anthony Maglica (born 1931 in New York City) is the inventor of Mag-lite flashlights. During the Great Depression, his mother decided to return to her homeland of Croatia. Anthony was to grow up in a close-knit family. After World War II, in 1950, Anthony decided to leave economically troubled Croatia and return to America. Without being able to speak a word of English, he worked as a machinist and learned the language whenever he had the chance. In his free time, he worked for himself, aiming to save as much money as possible. Once he had saved $125, he opened his own machine shop in a garage in Los Angeles, where he experimented a lot.