Illuminating Apparatus

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central drum:

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central drum:

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central drum:

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Fixed lens covered:

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Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Point Reyes Light Station - 1910

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Barbier & Fenestre

none visible

1st

6' 1"

Flashing white every 5 sec.

2 min

5 sec

1/3 sec

Can be seen from due N to E by S on water being about = to arc of 260 degrees.

15 degrees

Yes

Lens mounted on chariot wheels & driven by weight clock.

Cast iron panes 4' dia. glass doors on 4 sides.

Cast iron top of pedestal 6' dia surrounded by small brass rail below bottom of lens.

Tube of sheet copper 3' 6" long, 6" dia at top, 4" at bottom, into which damper tube slides, & is held by stem of damper engaging with bevel gear held in bracket hanging from upper tube.

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