General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Steel (possible) lamp body; glass lenses; synthetic cord covering

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

28.2 cm

Width

25.2 cm

Height

41.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Operations

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Piper

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

To indicate which direction a main line turnout was thrown. The lantern was mounted on top of a switch stand. (see Ref. 2)

Technical

The red day targets are used in daylight to show a train from a long distance if the turnout is aligned in the diverging track. (see Ref. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plates on proper front: "HIRAM L. PIPER CO./ LIMITED/ MAKERS/ MONTREAL"/ "C.P.R."

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Lamp body is black finished metal and has blue and red lenses. Around the two red lenses are round red collars. On the proper front are two plates: one of a brass colour, the other a copper colour. There is an electrical cord which is a beige colour.

Decoration

N/A