![]() ![]() Introduced in 1887 according to Barrett and Its successor, the "#39 Standard", appeared to be the DietzĬompany's line of brakemen's lanterns with a bellbottom-base. ExamplesĪnd discussion of these models are presented below. Some of the major models that collectors are likely to encounter. List of Dietz tall-globe railroad lantern production, but they do represent These models are by no means a comprehensive The company also made a short, squat model called the "X.L.C.R." which Of steel plate, and the "#6", a lantern that took a special The "#39 Steel Clad", distinguished by flat verticals made Standard", distinguished by a bellbottom base, the "#39 Vulcan",ĭistinguished by round wires for the verticals, Lantern but was subsequently modified to take the smaller, 4 1/4" globe.Īmong the tall-globe lantern styles produced by Dietz were the "#39" and "#39 In fact, the "Vesta" actually began production as a tall-globe The company is probably best known among collectorsįor its popular line of "Vesta" lanterns,īut it produced a number of distinct tall-globe lantern styles as well. The intervening years, Dietz made all manner of lanterns, including manyįor railroad use. The Civil War and finally going out of business only a decade ago. Dietz Company had a long history, commencing operations before Information provided is altered from W.T. The red globe of this lantern would have been used to signal stop or danger. This lantern is a variation of the original Little Giant and lasted only a short time before the rebranding of the model into the Little Wizard. ![]() The Little Giant is most often stamped with the company who purchased it to deter theft, it was used in similar fashion to the Dietz 8-day lantern by traffic and construction companies on barricades. The Little Giant features a larger fuel tank and alternative wicks (the area that holds the flame of the lantern). The Dietz Little Giant is an alternative form of the Dietz Little Wizard. The globe of this lantern is a LOC-NOB, LOC-NOB refers to the pair of ears on a Dietz lantern globe used to keep the globe from falling out when tilting the globe plate for lighting or trimming the wick. After the Dietz factory was moved to Hong Kong in 1956 the Little Giant would be rebranded as the No. The Little Giant could keep a constant flame for around 70 hours making it a good signaling lantern for use throughout the week. Photographs, artifact research, and metadata conducted by Jacob Matthew Bush and Christian Wright.ĭietz Little Giant Lantern, circa. ![]() The museum features artifacts relating to the history of the six railroads that traversed the Rowan County area, the Rowan County War, and the agricultural history of Kentucky. The building remained unused until it was renovated in 2014 and officially recognized by the National Register of Historic Places in 2016, leading to the formation of the museum later that year. Ownership of the depot changed hands with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company in 1892 and operated until the late 1960’s. The museum resides in a converted Passenger Depot which was built in 1881 by the Elizabethtown, Lexington, and Big Sandy Railroad Company. The Morehead History & Railroad Museum is a public institution formed in 2016. His collection of railroad and signal lanterns was donated to the Morehead Railroad & Historical Museum as a memorial to his memory by his wife Angie Holbrook in 2020. His life was lost in a tragic motorcycle accident on May 31, 2019. He resided and worked in Banner, Kentucky as a physician's assistant employed at the Eula Hall Health Center for over 30 years. The collection of lanterns was acquired by Robin Dale Holbrook, a Kentucky native born in Salyersville on February 6, 1961. The Morehead History & Railroad Museum Lantern Collection consists of railroad signal lanterns and lamps from the permanent collection of the Morehead History & Railroad Museum in Morehead, Kentucky. ![]()
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