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signal light
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact82358
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.25.12
- Description
- Black metal train signal used on the interurban trams.The lamp has red lenses that face 90 degrees to the line of travel and a single clear lens that faces down the track. The lens opening on the fourth side of the lamp is covered with a flat plate. There is a mounting bracket on this side of the lamp. The clear lens is on a verticaly sliding panel that gives access to the inside of the lamp. Originally this lamp may have had a kerosene lamp for a light source but this lamp has had an electric light bulb mounted inside. The modern power cord is aproximately 12 feet long with a double prong plug. "B C E R" is stamped in the body of the lamp under the clear lens.
- Object History
- The artifact belonged donor's father when he worked for the BCER.
- Object Term
- Lamp, Signal
- Subjects
- Lighting Devices
- Transportation - Rail
Images
![Stephanie Tu with Night of 2000 Lights lantern, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2545.jpg?width=280)
Stephanie Tu with Night of 2000 Lights lantern
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97013
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stephanie Tu, a volunteer with the Public Dreams Society, holding up one of the lanterns built at one of the public workshops for the Night of 2000 Lights event.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2545
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Stephanie Tu, a volunteer with the Public Dreams Society, holding up one of the lanterns built at one of the public workshops for the Night of 2000 Lights event.
- Subjects
- Events
- Persons - Volunteers
- Lighting Devices
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Stephanie Tu, a volunteer for the Public Dreams Society, checks out one of the lanterns being built at public workshops for the Night of 2000 Lights. The next workshop is at Lougheed Mall, beginning Wednesday evening, 6:30-9."
Images
![Stephanie Tu with Night of 2000 Lights lantern, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2545.jpg)