At my local museum if any one can help Ww1 search light

[arantxa]

[Ralph Currell]

Were there any markings, such as a manufacturer's plate?  The use of two lamps is interesting.

 

[Edited to add:]  It looks remarkably similar to the 1984 Suez Canal light for sale at https://www.trinitymarine.co.uk/shop/industrial-suez-search-light-kokosha-co-ltd/ .  I wonder if the museum lamp is of a later date than WWI, or if it's a case that searchlight design changed very little in 70 years.

 

Regards,

   Ralph

Edited 10 June , 2019 by Ralph Currell

[EDWARD1]

With  having lamps instead of carbon arc rods I think it would be WW11 as I believe the change from rod to lamp was around 1940. Im no expert I may be wrong.

 

[Ralph Currell]

That's a good point about the arc rods.  We'd expect to see them for any searchlight of reasonably high power.  Were there Admiralty publications giving details of searchlights used on warships?

 

Regards,

   Ralph

[arantxa]

I didn't see a plate it was at the aircraft museum near Rye  a great museum