Abstract: A battery operated illuminating device having a frustoconical housing configured for mounting to a surface adjacent the object to be illuminated, the housing having an integrally formed depressable portion for operating a switch within the housing. A lens in the side of the housing is configured for illumination of the desired objects. An electronic subassembly within the housing is operable by the switch upon a single depression with an electronic time delay provided for de-energizing a light bulb.