RAILWAY LAMP ADLAKE CO LTD NON SWEATING LAMP LONDON BRITISH MADE USED IN SOUTH AFRICA

THIS IS A FANTASTIC AND RARE VINTAGE "THE ADLAKE NON-SWEATING LAMP" LONDON RAILWAY LAMP THAT LOOKS TO DATE BACK TO THE EARLY TO MID 1900'S. LARGE 46CM HIGH WITH HANDLE UP. HEAVY 3,6KG.
 
THE LANTERNS WERE SENT OUT TO MOST OF THE BRITISH COLONIES, INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA. THIS PARTICULAR LAMP WAS SOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR USE AS A RAILWAY SIGNAL OR TRAIN ORDER LAMP IN JOHANNESBURG DURBAN CAPE TOWN AND PORT ELIZABETH. A TRAIN ORDER LAMP WAS USED TO SIGNAL A TRAIN TO STOP AT A TELEGRAPH STATION TO PICK UP TRAIN ORDERS FROM THE DISPATCHER.
 
THE TWO LENSES ARE CLEAR AND ETCHED INTO THE GLASS OF THE BULLS EYE LENSE ARE THE WORDS "BRITISH MADE AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE CAANEE AND 6 3/8 DX 3 F. WE PUT A CANDLE INSIDE AND IT CREATES A VERY NICE AFFECT - PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
 
SIZE: THE LANTERN MEASURES ROUGHLY 34CM TALL (46CM TALL WITH THE HANDLE UP). DIAMETER ON BOTTOM 17CM.

ADLAKE NON SWEATING LAMP IS MADE OF METAL AND GLASS. IT IS HEAVY 3,6KG.

METAL HANDLE AND IS PAINTED GOLD (ORIGINAL COLOUR WOULD BE BLACK).

LARGE BULLSEYE LENS, 14,5 CM DIAMETER.

CIRCULAR LENS ON OPPOSITE SITE, 5,5 CM DIAMETER.

 
CONDITION: BOTH LENSES IN TACT. ALL MARKINGS CLEAR AND VISIBLE. NO BURNER AND THE SLIDING PANEL TO ACCESS BURNER HAS BEEN CLOSED. WITH A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM THIS LAMP WAS ON IS WAY TO BE CONVERTED FOR A LIGHT BULB TO BE ATTACHED WITH A SWITCH.

ADLAKE: Adlake is a shortened name of the "Adams and Westlake" company. They began doing business in 1857 in Chicago. They manufactured railroad supplies and hardware in Chicago. In 1927, they moved to Elkhart, Indiana, where they remain in business today.
  They became a dominant maker of short-globe lanterns and they were sold by the thousands to the entire range of railroads and they were produced well into the mid 1900s.
 
MARKINGS: ON TOP OF RAIN SHIELD EMBOSSED TEXT SUPPLIES THE ADLAKE CO LTD RAILWAY NON SWEATING LAMP LONDON
ON SIDE: ADLAKE TRADEMARK PATENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN INDIA ARGENTINA ETC BRITISH PATS 17169/1212653/1218290/13182296/21 etc
ON BOTTOM: SUPPLIED BY ROGERS JENKINS  @ COMPANY JOHANNESBURG DURBAN CAPE TOWN PORT ELIZABETH.
 
LAMP OR LANTERN? The difference between "lamp" and "lantern" is that the lamp is meant to be hung on a post or a hook during use and the lantern is hand-held and only used when a person is directing traffic.
 
NON SWEATING LAMPS: It means it won't form condensation on cold mornings, thereby not dripping down and putting out the flame. Important especially on switch lamps, where they sat unattended for long periods out on the tracks.
 
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