HISTORY : MILITARIA

Object Name: (Naval) Signalling Torch
Maker: Shimwell Alexander & Co (Primary maker)
Date Made: c. 1890 - 1910
c. 1890 - 1910
Place Made: England: London
London
Description: Brass signalling torch with a blue glass lens and bakelite signalling knob for sending morse code signals. Torches like these were used for signalling in trench war-fare (First World War). Inscription on the back: "A.P. 16001" and Broad Arrow Government Ownership mark.
Materials: brass
glass
Place Collected
Catalogue Number: BELUM.W2012.727
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