1990.0172
Full height 30.1, diameter of base 12.2, diameter of front window 13.6
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Railway lamp, iron, brass and glass. Inscribed "LIMERICK GDS 72 R". Three main parts to it. Body is a sheet iron cylinder with a hinged door on one side in the centre of which is a glass fronted circular projection, with a brass ring holding the glass in place. The door is hinged at one side; the edge of the door is rolled back on itself and a wire pivot inserted down the hole, passing through two similarly rolled pieces soldered to the body. There is a similar closing arrangement on the other side, but the pin is arranged to slide up and down to lock. At the top of the door is a brass catch which engages onto the second of the main pieces to hold it in place. The handle is affixed opposite the door, two parallel vertical pieces are welded to the body a short distance apart and the handle affixed to these, leaving a vertical rectangular channel. In this channel is a vertical brass spring with thumb catch, which has a projection which closes over the second main piece. The base has six small air holes through it. The second piece is another sheet metal cylinder which fits down inside the sleeve of the body, three holes are cut into this, one is open, another has a curved pane of red glass, and the third has a curved pane of green glass. The lid has three small air holes punched through and is surmounted by a louvre of two circular pieces separated at three points by a roll of metal. A plain flat loop handle rises from this. When placed inside the body the piece is held in place by the brass spring on the handle and by the projection on the door. The door must be open to insert or remove the second piece. The third piece is a little oil burner; with a squat cylindrical body of sheet metal and brass top with cotton wick. The wick adjuster has a milled edge. At the back of the piece is a polished metal surface to reflect the light and at the back of this is a vertical sleeve which slides the whole burner down onto an upright projection on the base of the main body.