Name/Title
LanternEntry/Object ID
2013.50.27Description
Lantern believed used by flagman Charles W. Renow, metal structure, smoke diffuser at top, movable handle, "N&W RR" [Norfolk & Western] in raised lettering on cap, open attached metal stand, evenly spaced holes around circumference of base with metal strap below, red-glass globe mounted inside cage [with nothing visible etched on it], 15 1/2"h x 7 1/4" diam., estimated around 1920s.
* Renow worked for the Southern so it is not known how he came to have/use a lantern from the N&W RR.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Unknown (for the Norfolk and Western Ry)Date made
1920 - 1929Dimensions
Height
1-1/2 inDiameter
7-1/4 in