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1. Lantern, Railroad - Kerosene railroad lantern

   Railroad lantern made by Armspear Manufacturing Company, New York. Clear glass tall Vulcan globe by Dietz, New York; lift-up cover with snap closure; unreadable dates on burner; no railroad designation. Belonged to donor's father Axel M. Jensen. It was manufactured before 1920, at which time the height of the globe changed to short, and it was the type used during World War I. In the days before city lights and GPS, railroad lanterns served ...

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2. Lantern, Railroad - Railroad lantern

   Adlake No. 250 kerosene Northern Pacific Railway (N P Rwy) lantern with clear short globe and long bail handle. Made in U.S.A. Patented November 28, 1911, April 1, 1913. May 9, 1922. Canada patents 1921-1922 pending. Made by Adams & Westlake Co., Chicago, Elkhart, New York. The Adlake Kero No. 250 is the successor to the first true Adlake short globe lantern, the No. 200. There are minimal differences between the two designs. The No. 200 wa...

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3. Lantern, Railroad - Railroad lantern

   Adlak signal oil railroad lantern. Clear glass short globe; protective wire grid around globe. Fuel pot that drops into the base of the lantern, requiring removal of globe to light. Top smoke cap marked "The Adams and Westlake Company, Chicago, New York" and "Rock Island System". Patented May 28, 1895. Old #192. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, commonly called the Rock Island, had its origin as the Rock Island and LaSalle...

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4. Lantern, Railroad - Railroad lantern

   Railroad lantern marked "G.N.RY." for Great Northern Railway. Made by Dressel, Arlington, NJ. Red glass short globe; lift-up cover with snap closure. Patent No. 2157081 c.1939. Belonged to Olaf M. Christensen. Olaf M. Christensen was born on a farm three miles east of Hutchinson on September 11, 1890, the son of Nels and Ane Petersen Christensen. He attended rural school east of Hutchinson. When he was about 20 years old he went to Luck, Wi...

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5. Lantern, Railroad - Railroad lantern

   Adlak "Reliable" railroad lantern marked "G.N.RY." for Great Northern Railway. Made by Adams & Westlake, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia. Clear glass removable short globe marked "G.N.RY Safety Always"; lift-up cover with snap closure. The most popular and common of the lantern models, Adams & Westlake's Reliable lantern was manufactured from around 1912 to sometime in the mid 1920's. Adams & Westlake was one of the best known and oldest ma...

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6. Lantern, Railroad - Railroad lantern

   Adlak "Kero" railroad lantern marked "CMSTP&P" for Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, (The Milwaukee Road). Made by Adams & Westlake. Red glass removable short globe; lift-up cover with snap closure. Bottom is marked "Adlake Kero, USA, Canada, Patented". The Adlake "Kero" lantern was one of the most mass produced of the lanterns; "Kero" was a term used to described Adlak short globe design that was used generally from 1921 throu...

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