Battery-powered lantern with a protective signal cover and a carrying handle. Has a metal casing painted in army green. Lanterns such as these were used in World War 2 as a torch, and also for communication.
A signal lamp is a visual signaling device for communicating using light (by flashes of a lamp), typically using Morse Code.
date: 1939-1945
manufacturer: British Army
maximum dimension: 185mm
subject area: English, Social Science, Technology
subject themes: War, Military, Communication, Conflict, Army equipment
handling collection number: HC190
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