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Navigation Lamps - SS Edina, circa 1880 Object Reg. No: ST 025242

Summary:
Port and starboard navigation lamps from the vessel SS Edina that operated the Melbourne-Geelong passenger sevice between 1880 and 1938. These were purchased at an auction of the ship's fittings by the donor after the hulk was broken up in 1958.
Description:
Two large glass navigation lamps with coloured glass lenses. One is darkened copper which is a black/brown colour, and the other is a shiney, pink coppery colour with a blue coloured glass lens.
Acquisition Information:
Donation from Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd (ASTA), 1962
Discipline: Technology

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Tagged with: lamps, ship accessories, port phillip bay steamers, victorian coastal shipping
Themes this item is part of: Transport Collection, Ship History - SS Edina
Primary Classification: WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification: Ship Fittings & Auxiliaries
Tertiary Classification: navigation lamps
Place & Date Used: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1938
Other Association (See Comments): ., 1880-1938

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