Lot 185: Two Vintage Metal Railway Hand Lamps

A group of two vintage ferrous metal railway hand lamps. The first lamp is constructed with a rectangular body finished in black paint, featuring a fixed rectangular top carry handle and a circular front lens. A side-mounted oval metal plate is riveted to the body and is embossed with the characters ‘B R’ and ‘9-1948’. The second lamp has a cylindrical body with a wide, flared lens housing and a fixed loop carry handle. A length of degraded and frayed natural fibre rope is knotted to the handle of the cylindrical lamp. Both lamps show internal components designed for kerosene or oil-burning illumination.