About Carley Lamps™

In 1943 James Carley started working as a lamp apprentice at his Uncle's factory, Chicago Miniature Lamps. After serving in the U.S. Marines, graduating from the University of Illinois and again working for Chicago Miniature Lamps, James Carley started his first company in Los Angeles, California in 1960.

Los Angeles Miniature products or "LAMPs" quickly gained a reputation for building high-quality miniature lamps exactly to customer specifications. LAMP’s reputation continued to grow as NASA chose James Carley to build special miniature lamps for the Apollo space shot, Voyager probe and most recently the space shuttle. LAMPs became Carley Lamps™ in 1975 and enjoyed rapid growth and success in the Aerospace Industry in the 1970's & 1980's.

To maintain its technical excellence in the miniature lamps industry and continue to develop the company, James Carley expanded the Carley Lamps™ product range and introduced custom high intensity miniature lamps and reflectors to the flashlight industry in the early 1980's. Into the 21st century, manufacturers of products for Professional Security, Police, Firefighters, and Special Forces preferred and requested Carley Lamps for their flashlights and weapons-mounted illumination systems.  As LED’s have become the primary light source for flashlights, Carley has transitioned heavily into medical and analytical lighting products.

With the passing of our Founder, James Carley, in 2016, Curtis Carley, as President and CEO, has led the company through some trying times and market shifts while continuing to meet our customers’ needs and growing our offerings as competitors are shrinking or disappearing. Today, Carley Lamps™ production is being in Mexicali, B.C. Carley began its operations in Mexicali back in 1988 and has a well-established, long-term work force in place.

Quality Products in conjunction with reasonable prices and genuine customer support have provided Carley Lamps™ with a healthy business and large base of faithful customers.