First-order lighthouse optic

Made:
1881

First-order lighthouse optic, from Anvil Point, Swanage, with one gas burner assembly plus eleven autofor mantles No.702 and miscellaneous parts which include seven support rollers, 1881.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1959-173
type:
optic
credit:
Corporation of Trinity House.

Parts

Gas burner assembly from Anvil Point lighthouse

Gas burner assembly from Anvil Point lighthouse

Gas burner assembly from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Object Number:
1959-173 Pt2
type:
gas burners
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Miscellaneous parts from Anvil Point lighthouse

Miscellaneous parts from Anvil Point lighthouse

Miscellaneous parts including seven support rollers from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Object Number:
1959-173 Pt3
type:
component
Gas mantle

Gas mantle

Eleven autofor mantles No.702 from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 440g
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt4
type:
radioactive material
Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three flat Fresnel lens panels (marked 1-2, 2-3 & 3-4) for dismantled lamp optic, from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 1280 mm x 2070 mm, 322 kg
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt5
type:
fresnel lens
Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three flat Fresnel lens panels (marked 4-5, 5-6 & 7-8) for dismantled lamp optic, from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 1280 mm x 2070 mm, 322 kg
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt6
type:
fresnel lens
Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three flat Fresnel lens panels (marked 14-15, 15-16 & 16-17) for dismantled lamp optic, from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 1280 mm x 2070 mm, 322 kg
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt7
type:
fresnel lens
Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three flat Fresnel lens panels (marked 11-12, 12-13 & 13-14) for dismantled lamp optic, from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 1280 mm x 2070 mm, 322 kg
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt8
type:
fresnel lens
Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three Flat Fresnel Lens Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Three flat Fresnel lens panels (marked 7-8, 9-10 & 10-11) for dismantled lamp optic, from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 1280 mm x 2070 mm, 322 kg
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt9
type:
fresnel lens
Flat Fresnel Lens Panel and Three Curved Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Flat Fresnel Lens Panel and Three Curved Panels for Anvil Point Lighthouse

flat Fresnel lens panel (marked 8-9) and three inner curved lens panels for dismantled lamp optic, from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 270 mm x 1380 mm x 1930 mm, 256 kg
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt10
type:
fresnel lens
Base and Driving Clockwork Mechanism for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Base and Driving Clockwork Mechanism for Anvil Point Lighthouse

Base and driving clockwork mechanism for lamp optic from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 1660 mm x 2180 mm x 2180 mm,
Object Number:
1959-173 Pt11
type:
mechanism
components for lamp optic from Anvil Point lighthouse

components for lamp optic from Anvil Point lighthouse

Lamp pedestal with bulb holder, lamp shield, lamp rail, crank handle and four 300 Watt incandescent light bulbs for lamp optic from Anvil Point lighthouse, Swanage, 1881.

Object Number:
1959-173 Pt12
type:
component