[CBQ] Old railroad lanterns

["swearingenjohn" <js08ws62@shighway.com>]

  Recently I began a new adventure in watching eBay auctions for old 
railroad lanterns, the kind with a glass globe in a wire cage type 
assembly.  It was illuminated by a wick flame.
Seems as though there were several makers, but Armspear lanterns seem 
to command a little extra interest.  What was so special about them? It 
is not obvious to me, although one did seem to have a wider base than 
normal.

Also, what distinguished a conductor¡¯s lantern from a regular lantern? 
One recently sold which had a single glass globe, the upper half of 
which was clear and the lower half of which was green.   How was that 
used?   




 
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