Antique Car Lanterns History. This webpage is dedicated to my collection of railroad lanterns as well as other railroadiana items. Here at Houzz we firmly believe that lanterns are not just meant for the indoors.
This webpage is dedicated to my collection of railroad lanterns as well as other railroadiana items. The American antique vintage and classic passenger vehicles include all cars light pickup trucks vans station wagons hot rods muscle cars and anything else on four wheels designed primarily for passenger transportation. Check out our antique car lantern selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our shops.
Welcome to my antique railroad lantern collection website.
Some antique lanterns have only a metal grid indicating their function was to protect the candle or wick during transportation and avoid the excess heat from the top to avoid unexpected fires. This beautiful lantern is made of metal and glass and has venting holes on it pitched roof that look like flowers. He points knowingly to a thin tube which leads to two fold-out lanterns at the front. In the days before city lights and GPS railroad lanterns served a very important purpose.