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And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:10
by Mike Hodgson
Ok it's a safety lamp but at one time during the history of the last century it had specific purpose.What was it ??
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 06:18
by Keith Bennett
If it's an oil-burner, that blue glass would show a green light so I guess it's railway related? (The old semaphore signals used oil-burners and the arms' colours were red and blue.)
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 08:50
by austina40sam
Was it used during times when we had smog problems?
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 09:13
by Mike Hodgson
Keith Bennett wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020 06:18
If it's an oil-burner, that blue glass would show a green light so I guess it's railway related? (The old semaphore signals used oil-burners and the arms' colours were red and blue.)
Not railway Keith ,it is meant to show blue
Clue --Civil Defence
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 09:15
by Mike Hodgson
austina40sam wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020 08:50
Was it used during times when we had smog problems?
No, but it would have been used outdoors
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 11:45
by Keith Bennett
Police use for - say - directing traffic at night/
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 14:27
by Mike Hodgson
Keith Bennett wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020 11:45
Police use for - say - directing traffic at night/
Not for directing traffic .
They were used as a warning light for -----???
Another clue WW2
Answer this evening
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 15:02
by austina40sam
Was it used Mike to help people see where public air raid shelters were?
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 15:21
by Mike Hodgson
austina40sam wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020 15:02
Was it used Mike to help people see where public air raid shelters were?
No Sam
Look back at original post (safety lamp) same as used in mining
Re: And another Non motoring what is it
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 15:39
by monty
some form of gas detection with a colour change warning of gas