Antique Adlake 4 Way Non-Sweating Railroad Signal Switch Lamp Chicago with numbers
Metal lamp, painted black, with three green and one red lens of the bullseye type. Has a sliding panel that provides access to the burner. The top of the lamp is marked with: the Adlake Non - Sweating Lamp Chicago. Under the top rim it also is stamped with the word Left to indicate which side of the caboose it hung on.
On the wall bracket is the number 12288. The burner has Use Kerosene Oil Only.
There is no indication which railway used this lamp. The lamp is likely from the earlier part of the twentieth century as Adlake moved its manufacturing from Chicago to Elkhart, IN in 1927.
Marker lamps were used to mark the end of the train with red lights if it was moving and with green lights if it was passable. Antique Adlake 4 Way Non-Sweating Railroad Signal Switch Lamp Chicago w/ numbers. The item "Antique Adlake 4 Way Non-Sweating Railroad Signal Switch Lamp Chicago with numbers" is in sale since Tuesday, April 9, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Transportation\Railroadiana & Trains\Hardware\Lanterns & Lamps".
The seller is "pelkadot25" and is located in Batavia, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States.- Brand: Adlake
- Modified Item: Yes
- Featured Refinements: Railroad Signal
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Modification Description: Made to work with regular light bulb with plug-in.