Item Description
Original Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely original WWII U.S. Morse code signal lamp. It is marked with Patent code No.535575/1941, indicating a patent date of 1941.
A signal lamp (sometimes called an Aldis lamp, named after Arthur Cyril Webb Aldis who invented a widely used design or a Morse lamp) is a visual signaling device for optical communication, typically using Morse code. Modern signal lamps are focused lamps which can produce a pulse of light. In large versions, this pulse is achieved by opening and closing shutters mounted in front of the lamp, either via a manually operated pressure switch or, in later versions, automatically. With hand held lamps, a concave mirror is tilted by a trigger to focus the light into pulses. The lamps were usually equipped with some form of optical sight, and were most commonly used on naval vessels and in airport control towers (using color signals for stop or clearance).
The lamp retains its full original power cord which has a tag attached that reads Chichester, likely the maker of the lamp, but of this we aren’t sure. When the trigger is pulled, the piece moves forward properly, so this may still possibly work if hooked up to power, but we cannot guarantee functionality. The “scope” is well-retained, but the rubber eyepiece is very stiff.
A nice piece, ready for further research and display.
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