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1940s JUSTRITE No 40 electric railroad safety lantern - $45 (Wadsworth)
State Road near Reimer Road
condition:
excellent
make / manufacturer:
Justrite Manufacturing Co.
model name / number:
40
size / dimensions:
12H
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Remarkably, for being close to 80-years-old, this lantern’s metal body is in excellent shape with no rust! There is no lens for it as he was a switch man and those lanterns were lens free – the wire cage was expected to protect the lightbulbs, 1 of which is missing – and the other is in place but with no guarantee that it still works. The lightbulb’s reflector chrome is shiny and with very light corrosion. There is also a sliding lever that is the on/off switch and that places the light source in 2 directions – left (on), center (off) & right (on). It moves freely.
The metal handle is rubber dipped in a yellow coating and is completely intact, and there’s a wingnut on the handle that allows the handle to be moved and tightened.
This beauty is 9” high from the wire cage to the top of the lantern, 12” high from the cage to the handle, its body is 5-3/4” long, and the lens area is 4” wide. The patent dates are shown as June 17, 1941- July 7, 1942! Made in the USA by Justrite Manufacturing Co. of Chicago, ILL, it will be a wonderful piece for a collector of lanterns or railroad memorabilia!