Lantern and Fixtures

Order of Lantern:

Shape of Lantern:

Diameter to glass:

Diameter in the clear:

Number of sides:

Type of bars:

Thickness of bars:

Height glazed:

Number of plates in height:

Number of plates each side:

Thickness of plates:

Size of plates:

Number of storm panes:

Unglazed side of lantern:

what bearings:

Construct Material Lantern:

Construct Material roof / cowl:

Ventilator / cowl:

Lightning spindle:

Desc of Lightning rod:

Balustrade:

Lantern doors:

Floor of lantern:

Watchroom doors:

Diameter parapet:

Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Gull Rock Light Station

Lantern and fixtures

4th

Polygonal

7 feet 1/2 inch

Vertical

2 feet 11.5"

5/16"

36" x 27"

None

All sides glazed.

Upper & lower parts of cast iron- lower part lined inside with vertical wood ceiling.

10 sided pyramidal dome - cast iron outside, lined with zinc sheets inside. Small tin cone lens protector is fastened to peak of roof inside.

Cast iron

Copper

1/2" copper rod is fastened to balcony floor, runs down outside of tower & is buried in rock below.

Balustrade of 2 rails; upper is a 2" x 1/2" iron bar - lower is 2.5" x 3/8" iron bar - 1.25 vertical stanchions with ball tops

Single fold cast iron door leads from parapet to outside gallery

0.75" cast iron floor; an iron trap door in floor leade down to stairs in tower

No watch room.

6 feet 7.5 inches

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Premises | Lantern and Fixtures | Ventilators and Watchroom | Illuminating Apparatus | Closets and Storerooms

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