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

Point Iroquois Light Station - 1909

Lantern and fixtures

4th

polygonal

7' 3/4"

6' 6 1/4"

vertical

3' 3.5"

one

5/16"

26 3/4" x 40"

none

2 dark panels each 36 degrees - 72 degrees

Between 54 degrees & 126 degrees. N = 0 degrees.

Iron. Parapet lined with wood.

Cast iron plates (10) lined with zinc. Roof pyramidal. A tin cone lens protector suspended beneath ventilator bar.

cast iron

Brass with platinum tip.

5/8" copper wire rope attached to under side of lantern deck & led down outside of tower into wet soil.

Gallery circular of cast iron. Balustrade of 2 3/4" x 2.5" flat bar & 1 1/4" stanchions with ball tops.

Cast iron single-fold door in parapet, brass fitted with hinges & bolt.

Cast iron, flanged plates, extended outside parapet to form gallery.

No watchroom, an iron plate trap door leads thru floor of lantern.

6' 7 3/4"

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