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    Posted 6 years ago

    AnythingOb…
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    Found at a random flea market somewhere awhile ago, this pair of red glass fresnel-type lenses were made for use in old style warning light fixtures on railroad crossing gates -- the little lights mounted to the gate arm itself. (and 'back in the day', before plastic then LED's came along to replace them 'more efficiently'...) They're 3-1/4" across the open ends (w/ ground edges) and about 3-3/4" across overall, and 3-1/4" tall. No maker's marks on them, just mold seams on each side and the word "TOP" at 3 places around the upper rim.

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    1. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 6 years ago
      Thanks so kindly to yougottahavestuff, Brunswick, blunderbuss2, fortapache, & EJW-54 for stopping by and tapping the <love it> button! :-) :-) :-)
    2. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 6 years ago
      Just came across this video (from the ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM) which does a very nice job of showing a couple different types of the gate-light fixtures that these lenses were made for.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzpADr-z2RU&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR24i1HwO2x9BbhQ-iXQ9K547p4BhuKdT6kwKfY6rOXqeX9AnKU43mLT3yQ
    3. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 6 years ago
      More THANKS to Vynil33rpm and AnnaB for having a look! :-)

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