The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Railroad Lighting Volume 1:
The Railroad
Lantern
by Richard C.
Barrett
As railroad fever began to consume North America,
railroad lines quickly began to get longer. The necessity for
night operation quickly became apparent. But night operation
required light to see with and to signal with. Thus, the railroad
lighting industry was born. As competition grew, the manufacturers
increased the pace of innovation to product more competitive
products. Here is the store of that industry. In 28 chapters
this 400 page hard cover book covers 90 manufacturers and more
than 360 railroad lantern models. Also included are chapters
on globes, burners, distributors, and jobbers. Six appendices
cover rumored manufacturers, lantern terminology, lantern patterns,
lantern collectors organizations, lantern rarity, etc . ISBN
NO.1-884650-00-7.
$54.50
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