AN INCREDIBLE AND RARE VINTAGE SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS GREEN AND RED SEMAPHORE SIGNAL INDICATOR

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THIS INCREDIBLE AND RARE VINTAGE ENAMELLED SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS GREEN AND RED SEMAPHORE SIGNAL INDICATOR MEASURES 47.5cm LONG x 22.5cm WIDE. BOTH THE GLASS LENSES ARE INTACT AND NOT CRACKED. THERE IS SOME USAGE RELATED WEAR AND TEAR, BUT IS TO BE EXPECTED FROM AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS SIGNAL LIGHT, THEY DON'T COME AROUND OFTEN.

A BRILLIANT SIGNAL INDICATOR FOR A COLLECTOR OF RAILWAY PARAPHERNALIA

FROM THE INTERNET "One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840’s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.

LINK: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_semaphore_signal

THE FOLLOWING PICS ARE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT THE SIGNAL THAT WE ARE ADVERTISING.

PLEASE VIEW THE PICS VERY CAREFULLY FOR MORE DETAILING AND THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE ITEM, AS THE PICTURES FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. VINTAGE PIECES DO HAVE WEAR AND TEAR, THEY ARE NOT NEW. EVERY CARE IS TAKEN TO FULLY DESCRIBE THE ITEM TO YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT PROPS (INCLUDING PLATE STANDS) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE LISTING UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.