Locomotive Signal Light Patent Model
National Museum of American History

Locomotive Signal Light Patent Model

Dick, Andrew · 1871

iron, tinned sheet (lantern housing; lamp body; burner tube material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Dick’s improvement in “Signal-Lights for Locomotives” included a combination of a stationary and a moveable headlight which could also identify the train name or number.

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