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BRITISH MILITARY LAMP, ELECTRIC, ADJUSTABLE, MK. 1 IN ORIGINAL TRANSIT CASE

A BRITISH MILITARY ISSUE ADJUSTABLE ELECTRIC LAMP, DESIGNATED LAMP, ELECTRIC, ADJUSTABLE, MK. 1, HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL OLIVE DRAB PAINTED TIMBER TRANSIT CASE. THE CASE IS STENCILLED IN WHITE ON THE LID WITH LAMP, ELECTRIC, ADJUSTABLE. MK. 1. ABOVE A BROAD ARROW ACCEPTANCE MARK AND THE NUMBER 733.

THE LAMP IS AN ARTICULATED FIELD LAMP DESIGNED FOR USE ON ARTILLERY BOARDS, FLAT SURFACES, OR ROUND RODS AND STAYS. IT FEATURES A CONICAL METAL SHADE, A MULTI-JOINTED ADJUSTABLE ARM WITH LOCKING KNUCKLES, A BAKELITE LAMP HOLDER, AND A CLAMP BASE WITH WING SCREWS FOR MOUNTING. RUBBER-COVERED WIRING AND ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS ARE HOUSED WITHIN THE CASE.

TRANSIT CASE:
* TIMBER CONSTRUCTION WITH FINGER-JOINTED CORNERS
* OLIVE DRAB PAINTED EXTERIOR
* TWO STEEL TOGGLE CLASPS TO FRONT
* TWO STEEL STRAP HINGES TO REAR
* ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION LABEL PASTED INSIDE THE LID, HEADED R120 LAMP, ELECTRIC, ADJUSTABLE, MK 1., DETAILING OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT, AND CLAMPING TO ARTILLERY BOARDS AND ROUND RODS
* LABEL REFERENCE K.L. 562. PRINTED AT BOTTOM LEFT
* WHITE STENCILLED BROAD ARROW MARK AND NUMBER 733 ON LID EXTERIOR

LAMP COMPONENTS VISIBLE:
* CONICAL METAL SHADE IN OLIVE DRAB PAINT
* MULTI-JOINTED ARTICULATED ARM WITH LOCKING KNUCKLE JOINTS
* BAKELITE LAMP HOLDER
* CLAMP BASE WITH WING SCREWS
* RUBBER-COVERED WIRING

CONDITION:
THE TRANSIT CASE SHOWS SURFACE SCRATCHES, SCUFFS, AND PAINT WEAR TO EDGES AND CORNERS WITH BARE TIMBER EXPOSED IN PLACES, CONSISTENT WITH MILITARY SERVICE USE. THE FINGER-JOINTED CORNERS REMAIN INTACT AND THE CASE IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THE TOGGLE CLASPS AND STRAP HINGES ARE PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL. THE INSTRUCTION LABEL INSIDE THE LID IS INTACT AND LEGIBLE WITH AGE-RELATED TONING AND MINOR STAINING. THE LAMP RETAINS ITS OLIVE DRAB FINISH WITH GENERAL WEAR. THE INTERIOR OF THE SHADE SHOWS MINOR SURFACE OXIDATION. THE RUBBER-COVERED WIRING SHOWS AGE-RELATED HARDENING AND CRACKING. THE ARTICULATED ARM JOINTS APPEAR INTACT.

MARKINGS:
* LID EXTERIOR: LAMP, ELECTRIC, ADJUSTABLE. MK. 1. (WHITE STENCIL)
* LID EXTERIOR: BROAD ARROW MARK WITH 733 (WHITE STENCIL)
* INTERIOR LABEL: R120 LAMP, ELECTRIC, ADJUSTABLE, MK 1. WITH K.L. 562.

46 X 15 X 17

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+127

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

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Quantity:
1
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Auction Date:
18-Nov-2026 19:00
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