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* Name the mystery objectTim+
+* Re: Name the mystery objectMarco Moock
|`* Re: Name the mystery objectTim+
| `- Re: Name the mystery objectDave W
+- Re: Name the mystery objectColin Bignell
`- Re: Name the mystery objectAndy Burns

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Subject: Name the mystery object
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 by: Tim+ - Fri, 1 Sep 2023 15:00 UTC

Found in a shed.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UThEnkA68C8deoih7

Looks like a signalling lamp of some sort. White bulb with a reflector.
Looks to be mains powered. Also comes with a blue bulb and a red bulb.
Blue makes me think it might be associated with railways.

Any thoughts?

Tim

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 by: Marco Moock - Fri, 1 Sep 2023 18:20 UTC

Am 01.09.2023 um 15:00:52 Uhr schrieb Tim+:

> Looks like a signalling lamp of some sort. White bulb with a
> reflector. Looks to be mains powered.

Which type of plug does it have?

> Also comes with a blue bulb and a red bulb. Blue makes me think it
> might be associated with railways.

Maybe ask in the railway group uk.railway.

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Subject: Re: Name the mystery object
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 by: Tim+ - Fri, 1 Sep 2023 18:38 UTC

Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:
> Am 01.09.2023 um 15:00:52 Uhr schrieb Tim+:
>
>> Looks like a signalling lamp of some sort. White bulb with a
>> reflector. Looks to be mains powered.
>
> Which type of plug does it have?
>
No idea, I’m only sharing a photo.

>> Also comes with a blue bulb and a red bulb. Blue makes me think it
>> might be associated with railways.
>
> Maybe ask in the railway group uk.railway.
>
Ta.

Tim

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 by: Colin Bignell - Fri, 1 Sep 2023 19:09 UTC

On 01/09/2023 16:00, Tim+ wrote:
>
> Found in a shed.
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/UThEnkA68C8deoih7
>
> Looks like a signalling lamp of some sort. White bulb with a reflector.
> Looks to be mains powered. Also comes with a blue bulb and a red bulb.
> Blue makes me think it might be associated with railways.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Tim
>

I am not sure about a railway, or air traffic control tower, colour
signal lamp. as it looks as though changing the bulb to give a different
colour would not be a quick job. The tips on the bulbs suggest a date no
later than the 1920s. After that, the tube used to draw air out of the
bulb was hidden in and protected by the base. The mechanism at the top
of the handle, is probably important, but unclear. Perhaps a morse
signalling switch?

--
Colin Bignell

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 by: Dave W - Sat, 2 Sep 2023 10:25 UTC

On 1 Sep 2023 18:38:09 GMT, Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
>Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:
>> Am 01.09.2023 um 15:00:52 Uhr schrieb Tim+:
>>
>>> Looks like a signalling lamp of some sort. White bulb with a
>>> reflector. Looks to be mains powered.
>>
>> Which type of plug does it have?
>>
>No idea, I’m only sharing a photo.
>
>>> Also comes with a blue bulb and a red bulb. Blue makes me think it
>>> might be associated with railways.
>>
>> Maybe ask in the railway group uk.railway.
>>
>Ta.
>
>Tim
My guess is that it's for medical use - there are similar Soviet blue
lamps for "therapy" on ebay. The plug is a white 2-pin dropped to the
left of the base, and the switch is a rotary flag on the right,
supported by the hook. I see a straight crack on the right side of the
frame, maybe concealing a hinge to allow the frame to be opened for
lamp changing?
--
Dave W

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 by: Andy Burns - Sun, 3 Sep 2023 16:02 UTC

Tim+ wrote:

> Looks like a signalling lamp of some sort. White bulb with a reflector.
> Looks to be mains powered. Also comes with a blue bulb and a red bulb.
> Blue makes me think it might be associated with railways.

Bardic lamps for railway staff are white, red, green and yellow

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