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

Round Island Light Station - 1909

Lantern and fixtures

4th

polygonal

7' 1/4"

6' 6 1/4"

vertical

2' 11 3/8"

one

5/16"

34" x 36"

none

Cast iron parapet lined with sheet iron, cast iron vertical

Cast iron pyramidal, lined with zinc held by iron batten strips screwed to roof plate
flanges.

cast iron

Brass with platinum tip.

Copper band 1/8" x 1.5" fastened to lantern deck & led down outside into water, there attached to a weight.

Balustrade: top & bottom rails of pipe, 8 pipe stanchions; Gallery, cast iron plates, 13' square. Sheet iron gutter entirely around gallery.

Cast iron in parapet with brass bolt & hinges. Door is 2-fold & sheet-iron lined.

Cast iron flanged plates.

Iron plate trap door on brass hinges in lantern floor.

6' 7 3/4"

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