Lantern and Fixtures

Order of Lantern:

Shape of Lantern:

Diameter to glass:

Diameter in the clear:

Number of sides:

Type of bars:

Thickness of bars:

Height glazed:

Number of plates in height:

Number of plates each side:

Thickness of plates:

Size of plates:

Number of storm panes:

Unglazed side of lantern:

what bearings:

Construct Material Lantern:

Construct Material roof / cowl:

Ventilator / cowl:

Lightning spindle:

Desc of Lightning rod:

Balustrade:

Lantern doors:

Floor of lantern:

Watchroom doors:

Diameter parapet:

Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Cape Disappointment Light Station - 1909

Lantern and fixtures

1st

polygonal

11' 11.5"

11' 4"

vertical

9' 4"

3 (Upper plates are in 2 pieces, but should be 1)

3 (Upper plates cnted as 1 as there is no bar btwn

3/8" to 5/16"

24 3/4" bottom; 38 3/4" middle 2; 23 3/4" (should be 47 1/2) all 27 3/4" wide.

Glazed all around

cast iron, steel, copper, brass & glass

Sheet copper on steel frame

of copper with ventilating openings on lower side.

Of brass with platinum tip & screwed into socket on ventilator ball

A copper wire rope 5/8" dia. with eye pressed around spindle & led direct to cast iron pipe buried about 12" in ground about 60' from base of tower.

Iron gallery & handrail at level of watchroom floor & around lantern floor an iron ladder connecting the 2 galleries.

no door in lantern

cast iron

None. There is an iron door in floor of watchroom fitted in an iron frame.

No parapet. Lantern glazed to floor. Watchroom corresponds to parapet & is 12' dia.

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