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Tail lamp; as used on trains by London Transport, circa 1970

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Reference number
1995/2447
Description
Metal cream tail lamp with a big red lens in front and two small red lenses on the side. Exhaust chimney was inside the lid with a clip style access flap. There are 12 air holes on both LH and RH side. A metal knob was used to open the paraffin light section. The paraffin light base is inside of the main body. A standard railway tail lamp designed to show red aspect to rear of train. This tail lamp has a handle on the top section, appears to have been used.
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Dates
circa 1970
Collection
Object type
  • Tail lamp
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Completeness
75%