A9774/179

Portable candle lamp for reading in a railway carriage; retractable spring-loaded candle holder in a japanned steel housing with a clear glass window; hinged reflector; top of housing opens to allow two hooks to be used to hang the lamp from a railway carriage seat; match (vesta) holder & striker panel in the base; Norris collection.

early 20th century

candle lamp, railway candle lamp

copper alloy, glass, steel