Lantern, Railroad
- Object Name:
- Lantern, Railroad
- Object ID:
- 2006.008.01
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1910-1920
- Description:
- Signal lantern used on Boston & Maine Railroad in New Hampshire. Tin-plated metal body and wire frame with clear glass globe. Raised lettering on top plate of body: "BOSTON & MAINE". Stamped on same plate: "PATENTED / JULY 30-07 / MAY 4-09 / JUNE 1-09 / DEC 13-10". Raised lettering on top of metal chimney: "NEW YORK / DIETZ / VESTA / USA". Glass globe, 3.5" diam., with raised lettering: "CNX / MADE IN U.S.A." Removable kerosene burner/reservoir with raised lettering around top: "TAKES DIETZ VESTA GLOBE KEROSENE OIL". Wire bail handle.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- H-11 Dia-7 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by Lorayne Billings' father, Leroy Billings (1909-1989) of Newport, NH, who carried mail in the 1950s along the line of the Concord & Claremont Railroad, between the Claremont Junction and Concord railroad stations.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Railroads, Railroad signals
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