Railroad Hand-Signal Lantern, 1920s-40s
date: label: date made
content: 1920-1949
name: label: maker
content: Armspear Manufacturing Company
notes: label: Description
content: This kerosene hand lantern was manufactured by the Manufacturing Company of New York, New York during the early 20th century. The lamp has a metal body has a blue glass bulb surrounded by a protective wire frame. The bottom of the lamp contained the oil font, with the wick protruding from the font into the bulb. The top of the lantern is stamped with the text “ARMSPEAR MANFG CO./“1925”/New York” while the lower metal portions reads “B.&O. R.R.” This lantern was used on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
label: Description
content: Before the advent of portable two way radios train crews communicated via hand signals during the day, and lantern signals during periods of low visibility or at night. This lantern with the blue globe was used by station agents to signal a train to pick up train orders, or to mark equipment that was being worked on and wasn’t to be moved.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Railroad Stations
label: Subject
content: Railroads
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
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content: Work
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content: Communications
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content: Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Amalie Adler Ascher
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0745.42
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0745.42
label: accession number
content: 1989.0745
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lantern, hand signal