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I like that you meticulously describe all details, very informative video, wtg Dave! (n/t)
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Thanks for your comments everyone! I did a little more research and the lantern is a Fixed Globe Railroad Lantern from the 1850's......read more.. January 20, 2012 02:03PM |
The fact that my initial assessment in the hole that this item was a plate, this new discovery is turning out better than I thought. I have many plates, but I had no RailRoad Lantern.
The circle object on the top is called a wrist bale. The RR's modified the early models of this lantern to make the wrist bale larger so that it would free up the users hands by looping it on their arm while they walked. According to a RR Lantern expert Tom Walsh, "Fixed globe lanterns date back to the earliest days of railroading. Their main characteristic is a globe that is fixed, that is, cemented into the lantern frame. Many companies made fixed globe lanterns. The heyday of this lantern type -- roughly the decades before, during, and after the Civil War -- preceded the era when a few large companies came to dominate the industry with standard models. The large number of companies in the business meant a wide variety of frame characteristics and globe shapes, since each small manufacturer came up with its own innovations and product development. This was the time period when railroad construction in the U.S. was most active in the Northeast, so most railroad markings found on fixed globe lanterns are from lines in this region. Moreover, the large majority of these are from New England.
The earliest fixed globe lanterns tended to lack guard wires, that is, wires that formed a "cage" surrounding the globe. According to Tom Walsh, "The addition of a cage to protect the globe can be documented as early as 1850... Whether or not a railroad used caged lanterns seems to be a matter of geography and lantern manufacturer, than of the time period it was made. It seems New England makers did not generally make caged lanterns until the late 1870s. During this same time period, lantern makers in New York State and the Chicago area made caged lanterns more often than their New England counterparts."
This would make sense because the lantern I dug is caged, the camp I dug it out of is a New York infantry camp. The round disk had 6 holes where the (6) brass wires passed through. Of course, the parts I found are without the glass globe which is where the MFG Co. embossed it's logo, and the pinch pot (the holder of the wick and oil). But, it was the end of the day and I didn't have time to expand the hole. I plan on making a return trip in the near future to hopefully recover the globe, pinch pot and remaining parts. At least I have a few pictures now to aid me in putting my pieces back together.
Dave
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2012 02:13PM by Dave.
The circle object on the top is called a wrist bale. The RR's modified the early models of this lantern to make the wrist bale larger so that it would free up the users hands by looping it on their arm while they walked. According to a RR Lantern expert Tom Walsh, "Fixed globe lanterns date back to the earliest days of railroading. Their main characteristic is a globe that is fixed, that is, cemented into the lantern frame. Many companies made fixed globe lanterns. The heyday of this lantern type -- roughly the decades before, during, and after the Civil War -- preceded the era when a few large companies came to dominate the industry with standard models. The large number of companies in the business meant a wide variety of frame characteristics and globe shapes, since each small manufacturer came up with its own innovations and product development. This was the time period when railroad construction in the U.S. was most active in the Northeast, so most railroad markings found on fixed globe lanterns are from lines in this region. Moreover, the large majority of these are from New England.
The earliest fixed globe lanterns tended to lack guard wires, that is, wires that formed a "cage" surrounding the globe. According to Tom Walsh, "The addition of a cage to protect the globe can be documented as early as 1850... Whether or not a railroad used caged lanterns seems to be a matter of geography and lantern manufacturer, than of the time period it was made. It seems New England makers did not generally make caged lanterns until the late 1870s. During this same time period, lantern makers in New York State and the Chicago area made caged lanterns more often than their New England counterparts."
This would make sense because the lantern I dug is caged, the camp I dug it out of is a New York infantry camp. The round disk had 6 holes where the (6) brass wires passed through. Of course, the parts I found are without the glass globe which is where the MFG Co. embossed it's logo, and the pinch pot (the holder of the wick and oil). But, it was the end of the day and I didn't have time to expand the hole. I plan on making a return trip in the near future to hopefully recover the globe, pinch pot and remaining parts. At least I have a few pictures now to aid me in putting my pieces back together.
Dave
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2012 02:13PM by Dave.
nice digs looks like that gpx is doing the job! (n/t) January 19, 2012 07:23PM |
Great video presentation.  January 19, 2012 12:56PM |
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