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Object Name |
Lantern, Railroad |
Caption |
Railroad lantern |
Description |
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 was generally produced from 1921 through 1925 with the model 250 being produced roughly between 1925 and 1930, succeeded by the most popular Adlake ever, the Adlake Kero No. 300/400 models. The No. 250 was produced in very large numbers during its short production run as railroads clammored to buy them to replace their signal oil designed tall globe lanterns and run kerosene instead. They are still fairly common on the used lantern market. Adams & Westlake was founded in 1857 in Chicago, Illinois. In the beginning, the company manufactured and sold railroad supplies and hardware. With the opening of the American West and expansion of the railroads, the company prospered and diversified. "Adlake" became one of the largest suppliers of equipment to the transportation industry in the world. |
Catalog Number |
1979-0687-001 |
Search Terms |
Lanterns Railroad lanterns |
Subjects |
Lanterns Railroad signals |