YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VINTAGE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD SIGNAL LANTERN..I AM NOT SURE IF THESE WERE GROUND LANTERNS, LANTERNS SWUNG BY CONDUCTORS OR HUNG AT THE CORNERS OF THE CABOOSE ROOF...NEVERTHELESS, THE GLASS INSIDE IS CLEAR, IS IN PERFECT SHAPE, NO CRACKS CHIPS OR SUN/WATER FADING AND HAD THE EMBOSSING N Y N H AND H R R CLEARLY VISIBLE AS YOU CAN TELL BY PICTURE #3 AND #6...I TRIED TO GET AS MANY ANGLES AS I COULD SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING...THE FRAME IS IN GOOD SHAPE, NO WELD POINTS BROKEN AND THE HARP HANDLE HAS THE ORIGINAL SHAPE...THE N Y N H AND H R R IS ALSO STAMPED ON THE LID OF THE TOP OF THE LANTERN,IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AND NOT WASHED OUT BY RAIN OR THE ELEMENTS ...THE LANTERN DOES NEED A BIT OF TLC WITH SOME OF THE RUST POINTS AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT NONE OF THE RUST HAS EATEN THRU THE METAL...THE WICK IS STILL INTACT AND THE THUMBWHEEL TO ADJUST THE WICK STILL WORKS... I WILL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU TO SPIFF UP THE LANTERN SINCE ITS SOLD "AS IS"...SOME SPECS ON THE LAMP:
HAS PATENT PENDING EMBOSSED DATES OF 1908, 1909, 1912 & 1913
MADE BY THE ADAMS AND WESTLAKE COMPANY
AN ADLAKE "RELIABLE" MODEL LANTERN
I TAKE PAYPAL AS A PREFERRED SOURCE OF PAYMENT...
I WILL PROVIDE FREE SHIPPING WITH THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE PAID AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE TRACKING NUMBER IS WHEN PAYMENT IS COMPLETE...IF YOU NEED MORE INFO OR PICS OF THIS ITEM , LET ME KNOW...THANKS AND GOD BLESS