Object number
8111.4.7
Description
Signal arm, bracket, lamp and relay; The lamp is a large cast iron paraffin signal lamp painted black. The lamp is currently in three parts, they each have 'LNER' stamped on them, and the pattern no. ' 196218'. The main body of the lamp is rectangular in shape, with a large circular hole in the front and a square hole at the top which another of the parts sits on - this part is hinged. This part is square with a dome on top for letting out fumes, the last part is a domed square. There are offset holes on two sides of this part. There is more written on the lamp (see inscriptions and markings). The long rod has two brackets at one end and a foot unit at the other. There is also an aluminium block mounted on cast iron brackets with a mechanical arm that moved the disc signal with the lamp mounted behind. The block has the following impressed on the top "WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE AND SIGNAL Co LTD LONDON & CHIPPENHAM ENGLAND, MADE IN ENGLAND".
The Signal Arm is a large cast iron bracket with two large holes at one end to allow light to come threw, there is a cast iron hinge below these, this is attached to an aluminum arm which is red with a white strip in the middle, the back of which is white with a black strip.
Dimensions
- Height: main lamp 200 mm
- Depth: main lamp 215 mm
- Width: main lamp 250 mm
- Height: lid 105 mm
- Depth: lid 200 mm
- Width: lid 205 mm
- Height: other part 110 mm
- Depth: other part 240 mm
- Width: other part 240 mm
- Rod 1330 mm
- Diameter: Rod 55 mm
- Width: Rod 250 mm
- Signal mechanism 340 mm
- Width: Signal mechanism 310 mm
- Height: Signal mechanism 190 mm
- Signal arm 1595 mm
- Width: signal arm 530 mm