Interesting find in the Museum on Bruny Island, Tasmania. At the Southern end looking towards Antarctica was this ...... A Kitson Lighthouse Lantern with all the trimmings. Colin
Fascinating... is the wire hook placed atop the whole affair meant to support a mantle? Was there the fresnel anywhere nearby? Thanks for posting this! :-)
Great work if you can get it. This was MY lighthouse in 1977 http://goo.gl/maps/hdoVJ I retired 33 years later only to realize that the job I started with was the job that I wanted to end with!
I think the link below shows a ready-to-go apparatus de light: http://www.uslhs.org/images/tour_photos/2004_south_africa/south_africa_88_paraffin.JPG I like those - would love to have one 8) Claus C
Colin Did you stay at the old Lighthouse keepers accommodation? I've stayed there a few times, but never when the museum has been open. You can get very wild weather down there. Cheers Tony