Edinburgh Candle Lamp
Edinburgh Candle Lamp
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The New Edinburgh Candle Lamp
A nickel plated Candle Lamp with rubber suction pad.
The Lamp was probably aimed at the increasing number of railway passengers at the end of the 19th century, with its suction pad used to fix it to the carriage window. The round suction pad fitting also has two holes so that it can be screwed into place or hung. The candle tube can be tipped on its arm bracket to adjust the angle of the light which is bounced off its reflector plate. The tube is fitted with a spring to push the candle up as it burns. The top of the candle is held by a cap removable on a bayonet fitting.
The shield to the candle tube notes 'The New Edinburgh Rd. 56168 T.B.L.W.' The registration number dates to 1886.
This is an interesting form of travel lighting, aimed at the domestic market rather than the military. Most examples have lost their removable reflectors. Circa 1900.
Dimensions:
Circa 1900
Nickel Plate
England
New Edinburgh
Travel lighting
Good, some rubbing to plating
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