Rare lights?

 

Here's an interesting little "collectable". At the recent MRC open day, the second hand stall had a small box of these Dinky lighting kits - but we struggled to work out what they are worth. In the end, we agreed a coupld of quid for this one, but did I get a bargain? 

Inside, we have a single bulb, protected by a cardboard tube, and the stamped metal holder complete with a length of wire. Screw the bulb (OK, it's a bayonet fit, but you know what I mean) into the holder, attach the wires to a battery, and you are good to go. 

Why Dinky produced this is a mystery to me. Which buildings were you going to light up? Presumably ones you had built yourself, but would there be enough people doing this to sell these kits? Probably not, if couple of dozen are found in 2022, but it's an interesting item.