Lamp
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0143.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Dressel
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Arlington, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- Marker lamp; Tail lamp
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Ferrous metal body; glass lenses
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.5 cm
- Width
- 17.8 cm
- Height
- 27.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Dressel
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Arlington
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Would be attached to the rear of the train. - Technical
-
These lamps were called “Marker” or “Tail” lamps which were attached to the rear of a train. This type of lamp was also used to illuminate end of track boards and semephore signals. (see Ref. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On sliding door on proper left side, embossed in the metal "DRESSEL/ ARLINGTON, N.J."/ On proper right, embossed "E" in a diamond shape/ On burner inside lamp: "DRESSEL/ ARLINGTON, N.J."
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Black painted metal body with red glass lenses.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Dressel, Lamp, circa 1920, Artifact no. 2011.0143, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0143.001/
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