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Object Type: lamp, signal
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Locomotive Signal Light Patent Model
date made
1871
patent date
1872-07-23
inventor
Dick, Andrew
ID Number
DL.331332
catalog number
331332
patent number
129,797
accession number
88881
Description (Brief)
Dick’s improvement in “Signal-Lights for Locomotives” included a combination of a stationary and a moveable headlight which could also identify the train name or number.
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General Electric hand signal lamp with infrared lens
date made
ca 1918
ca. 1918
maker
General Electric Company
ID Number
EM.309153
accession number
63701
catalog number
309153
Location
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Signal Lamp
ID Number
PH.337144
catalog number
337144
accession number
1979.0026
Location
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