AUSTRALIAN MILITARY LAMP SIGNALLING DAYLIGHT SHORT RANGE - CASE MK I AUST. - DATED 18.6.41

AN AUSTRALIAN-MADE MILITARY SIGNALLING LAMP CASE, DATED 18TH JUNE 1941, AS STAMPED ON THE FRONT IDENTIFICATION PLATE. THIS IS A CASE MK I AUST. FOR THE LAMP SIGNALLING DAYLIGHT SHORT RANGE, A FIELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE USED BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

IDENTIFICATION:
* FRONT PLATE STAMPED: LAMP SIGNALLING DAYLIGHT SHORT RANGE 18.6.41 CASE MK I AUST.
* INTERIOR LID PLATE TITLED: LAMPS, SIGNALLING DAYLIGHT, SHORT RANGE WITH DETAILED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN GOLD LETTERING ON BLACK GROUND

DESCRIPTION:
THE PAINTED STEEL CASE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FRONT LATCH MECHANISM AND CANVAS WEBBING SHOULDER STRAP WITH METAL BUCKLE FITTINGS. THE LID IS HINGED WITH A CANVAS STRIP ALONG THE REAR EDGE. INSIDE THE LID, A DETAILED INSTRUCTION PLATE PROVIDES OPERATING GUIDANCE FOR THE SIGNALLING LAMP, DESCRIBING USE WITH A SPIKE AND SPIKE EXTENSION, HAND-HELD OPERATION, OR WITH AN ADAPTOR ON A STANDARD HELIO STAND. THE INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCE 8 S CELLS CONNECTED IN SERIES AND A TWO-PIN PLUG SYSTEM WITH NO. 1 AND NO. 2 SOCKETS.

THE INTERIOR OF THE CASE CONTAINS THE LAMP MECHANISM MOUNTING BRACKET WITH BULB HOLDER, CONNECTORS, AND BRASS TERMINAL SCREWS. A GLASS BULB IS VISIBLE IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MECHANISM. RUBBER-INSULATED WIRING IS COILED INSIDE THE LOWER COMPARTMENT. A SECOND INSTRUCTION PLATE IS PARTIALLY VISIBLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LID.



Item Size: Height: 21cm, Width: 17cm, Depth: 25cm, Weight: 4.7Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293645+97

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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