Object number
A9774/11
Description
Oil lamp for railway signalling; tinned steel body, chimney, filter holder & fount; polished brass(?) reflector; ceramic & brass burner; thick glass lens, with red, amber and blue filters (cracked); (the blue filter was used because the yellow light of the oil lamp would show through the blue filter, resulting in a green light being shown); Norris collection.
Creator
Production date
1942 - 1942
Production period
mid 20th century
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- height: 340 mm
- width: 215 mm
