Lantern, Railroad
- Object Name:
- Lantern, Railroad
- Object ID:
- 2006.008.02
- Creator:
- Dietz, R. E. Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Syracuse, NY
- Date:
- 1947
- Description:
- Signal lantern used on Boston & Maine Railroad in New Hampshire. Tin-plated sheet steel body and wire frame with red glass globe. Raised lettering on top plate of body: "B.&M." Stamped on same plate: "PATENTED / NOV 8 '27 / DEC 25 '28 / APR 3 '28 / MAY 4 '30 / S-1-47". Raised lettering on top of metal chimney: "NEW YORK / DIETZ / VESTA / USA". Red glass globe, 3.5" diam., with raised lettering: "CNX". Removable kerosene burner/reservoir with raised lettering around top: "TAKES DIETZ VESTA GLOBE KEROSENE OIL". Wire bail handle.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- H-9.5 Dia-6.5 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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