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1950s Star Headlight & Lantern Co. railroad safety lantern - $30 (Wadsworth)
State Road near Reimer Road
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Remarkably, for being over 70-years-old, and although the original blue paint is scratched off in several places from daily usage, this lantern’s metal body is in very good shape with little to no rust! There is a plastic lens in place, but it is cracked, and it has its 1 lightbulb, but there’s no guarantee that it’s still good. The lightbulb’s reflector is shiny and corrosion free, and there’s an additional feature that’s almost never shown on others available for sale…it has a rubber ring that completely surrounds the twist-off lightbulb area. There’s an on/off toggle switch near the handle to power it.
The painted black wooden handle has lost some of its paint, which is to be expected, but the handle is still solid. The whole lantern sits on a movable hexagonal cage base that is adorned with a star pattern on either side.
This beauty stands 7-1/2” high from the wire cage to the top of the lantern, 9-1/4” high from the cage to its wooden handle, its body is 7-1/4” long, and the lens area is 4-3/4” wide. It was Made in the USA by the Star Headlight & Lantern Company of Honeoye Falls NY and would be a wonderful piece for a collector of lanterns or railroad memorabilia!