conductors' lantern
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum15098
- Museum / Archive
- North America Railway Hall of Fame
- Artifact Type
- lamp, railroad
- Material
- glass, metal
- Manufacturer
- Adams & Westlake Company, Chicago, Ill.
- Museum / Archive
- North America Railway Hall of Fame
- Artifact Type
- lamp, railroad
- Description Level
- Item
- Number of Artifacts
- 1
- Description
- lantern with two colour globe (green on top and clear below) with M.C.R.R. etched into clear portion; handle has been broken and is missing; main body is composed of pressed sheet metal
- Material
- glass, metal
- Category
- Tools & Equipment for Communication
- Sub-category
- Visual Communication Tools & Equipment
- Accession Number
- 2009.21.1
- Date Range
- 1864 patent
- Width
- 15
- Height
- 28
- Diameter
- 46
- Units
- cm
- Manufacturer
- Adams & Westlake Company, Chicago, Ill.
- Item History
- was found in the basement of 9 College St., St. Thomas, which was owned by Edity Dickson; there is patent marking on the bottom; see www.railroadiana.org/globes ; the two colour globe was intended to help conductors in carrying out onboard functions such as taking tickets, and was also used for signalling
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