Lamp burner
Sherwood's Ltd
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel, brass, glass and ceramic.
Measurements
125 mm (Height); 115 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Birmingham
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700605.2
Summary
Railway lamp burner. A burner with a circular steel reservoir, a brass burner containing a ceramic wick holder and a polished metal circular reflector plate behind, for use with a railway guard's lamp. The wick can be adjusted by means of a brass cranked lever. The burner is located into the lamp on a steel slide.
Marks and inscriptions
On brass burner: BR (LMR) On front of ceramic wick holder : SHERWOODS / [trade mark] / LIMITED On back of ceramic wick holder: LYNLIGHT / NO.1 / BRITISH MAKE
Makers and roles
Sherwood's Ltd, maker