#SHIPS LANTERN SERIAL NUMBER#
The exhaust cylinder atop the lantern is stamped “1914,” while the sliding back plate is stamped “1915,” along with the serial number C1154.
It measures 12 inches in diameter and 22 inches tall, weighing approximately 35 pounds. Produced in 1914/15 by the Telford Grier and Mackay Company in Glasgow, Scotland, this lantern is hand made with copper, brass, and a glass lens. Notice the access door at lower right, allowing for adjustment of The masthead, or ‘steaming’ lantern, pictured above and below, is part of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum's collection and is a fine example of this fuel-based lighting. The flame causes the oil to be carried up through the saturated wick, keeping it burning without destroying the wick’s material. In an oil-burning lantern, a wick is partially suspended into the fuel tank, and the exposed portion of the wick is lit. Before the transition to electricity, lanterns came in many sizes shapes and styles, and used many fuel sources, including whale oil and later, kerosene. Today, electric lights fill this roll, and are employed in standard practice with strict protocols. Lanterns have been in use on ships for thousands of years, both for providing vision, and preventing collisions at sea. View of Masthead or ‘Steaming’ Lantern now in HRNM’s collection ( William Clarkson)
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