WWII bygone items, Omagh (6)

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WWII bygone items, Omagh (6)

Image: © Kenneth Allen Taken: 9 Jun 2014

The brown camera shaped box is an old signalling lamp dating from the war. Simple in construction, it included an off and on toggle switch and two interchangeable coloured glass filters, one red and the other green. The box housed a removable battery and flash bulb. They were used by the B-Specials at road blocks Pictured here Image]

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54.59978
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