Wexford70 Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 Could anyone identify this type of lamp for me and its use? Quote
Mike 84C Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 Level crossing gates? maybe an early point indicator but I doubt it. Quote
murrayec Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 It's a horse carriage lamp;- https://www.ponyandcarriage.co.uk/horse-carriage-lamps-carriage-parts-tyre-shop.htm Eoin 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Wexford70 said: Could anyone identify this type of lamp for me and its use? Not railway, too small. Probably an old wall lamp of some sort from outside a house? Senior had one in a shed years and years ago and it wasn't a million miles unlike that yoke. That's what HE thought about that one, anyway. Quote
Noel Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, murrayec said: It's a horse carriage lamp;- https://www.ponyandcarriage.co.uk/horse-carriage-lamps-carriage-parts-tyre-shop.htm Eoin Spot on Edited December 30, 2020 by Noel Quote
Wexford70 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Posted December 30, 2020 I think it may be too big for a carriage lamp. Is listed as a railway lamp and I thought it may be a part of a point indicator as @Mike 84C suggests. Quote
minister_for_hardship Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 Think it may be from a LC gate or ground signal. I saw a pic of one online but can't find it now. Definitely not a horse carriage, not with those red lenses. It looks like it was designed to turn thru 90 degrees to show either red or white to oncoming traffic, white lights were once used in lieu of green to show all clear. If it is stamped anywhere, it's going to be on the oil reservoir or the chimney, usually oppose the seam. Lots of them weren't marked at all though. Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 What size is it? Hard to tell from original photo in which it looked too small to be a level crossing lamp. With the red lenses, which weren't visible in the first pic, that definitely tends to tie it to some sort of "open / shut" access idea - a level crossing being obvious if it IS railway related. Is it big enough, though? Quote
NIR Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) A stop signal/level crossing indicator? - red then turn 90 degrees for white https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/161029-help-for-sign-at-level-crossing-with-lamp-at-broken-brea-level-crossing/ Edited January 4, 2021 by NIR Quote
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