CLASSIC CIVIL WAR CAMP & SIGNAL LANTERN. CYLINDRICAL SHEET IRON BODY, WITH AN INVERTED, SCALLOPED CONE VENT ON TOP. SIDE HAS A FAT GLASS LENS SET INTO A DOOR WHICH OPENS. THE SIGNAL FEATURE IS AN INTERNAL SHEET OF METAL WHICH CAN ROTATE BETWEEN THE LENS AND THE FLAME. IT WAS MOVED BACK AND FORTH BY A KNOB WHICH SLID IN A SLOT. MOST, INCLUDING THIS ONE, HAVE LOST THE KNOBS. IF REPLACED, MOST PEOPLE HAVE USED A SMALL SCREW IN PLACE OF THE KNOB. STANDARD SIZE, APPROX. 6 3/4" HIGH, 3 1/4" IN DIAMETER. HAS WIRE BALE HANDLES AND BELT HOOK IN THE REAR. MANY OF THESE USED CANDLES IN FAVOR OF THE DISCARDED BURNER. LANTERN IS DUSTY, WITH FINE SPECKLES OF RUST TESTURE. WOULD CLEAN FINE. FAR BETTER THAN MOST.
