floating light
A floating light which would have been attached to a lifebuoy by a lanyard tied to a metal ring on the end. The light has a glass bulb at the top of a cylindrical brass body. This has an octagonal float bound with copper wire around the centre.
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Object Details
ID: | EQA0059 |
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Collection: | Ship equipment; Lifesaving and medical equipment |
Type: | floating light |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | WEFCO; Watts Fincham & Co |
Date made: | Before 1960 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 381 mm x x x 171 mm |
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