Railway lamp
Dinorwic Slate Quarries Co. Ltd.
Category
Electrical appliances
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, steel and brass.
Measurements
122 mm (Height); 250 mm (Diameter)
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700821.1
Summary
Railway lamp. One of a pair of electric lights for use in the Padarn Railway passenger carriage. The lamp is turned from wood, in a cylindrical shape, with a top flange. A conical steel cover is fitted below, containing two smal bayonet bulb fittings in brass. The top is painted black and the remainder silver. A steel hook with attached chain and hook is on the top. The bulb fittings are missing from this lamp.
Makers and roles
Dinorwic Slate Quarries Co. Ltd. , owner