Locomotive Signal Light Patent Model

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Object Details

inventor

Dick, Andrew

Description (Brief)

Dick’s improvement in “Signal-Lights for Locomotives” included a combination of a stationary and a moveable headlight which could also identify the train name or number.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1871

patent date

1872-07-23

ID Number

DL.331332

catalog number

331332

patent number

129,797

accession number

88881

Object Name

lamp

lamp, signal

Object Type

Lighting Devices

Patent Model

Lighting Devices

Other Terms

lamp; Lighting Devices; Whale Oil

Physical Description

iron, tinned sheet (lantern housing; lamp body; burner tube material)

paint (exterior decoration material)

glass (face plate material)

brass (number bar; pulleys; burner cap and collar material)

string (shade cords material)

Measurements

overall: 21 cm x 13.1 cm x 11 cm; 8 9/32 in x 5 5/32 in x 4 11/32 in

associated place

Canada: Ontarian, Hamilton

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Transportation

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject