Railway handlamp

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Railway handlamp, London & North Eastern Railway, three aspect, one red glass, complete with reservoir, burner, reflector and wick, painted green, stamped ‘17626’, with brass plaque engraved ‘L.N.E.-C 17626 Dis Supts Office London’, reservoir stamped ‘L.N.E.-C’ and burner ‘L.N.E’.

Details

Category:
Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Object Number:
2021-71
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
type:
handlamp

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