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Excellent guide to railroad signal lamps and highway warning devices. For railroads, the book covers switch lamps, semaphore and train order lamps, telegraph train order signals, distant signal lamps, marker lamps, caboose cupola lamps, railroad lanterns configured as tail lamps, classification lamps, crossing gate lamps, AGA railway grade crossing signal, hand signal lanterns, and electric hand lanterns. For highways, the books shows torch flares, long-burning lanterns and lighting products from Embury Manufacturing Co. and R. E. Dietz Co. The Appendices cover founts, burners, signal lenses, lantern globes, grade crossing protection standards and switch stand vane targets. Illustrated with clear black and white photos. 101 pages with index. Scarce.
