OK this might be a little too obscure but here is the result of some research I did on an oil lamp from the boat that now sits on a bookshelf. The few brass lamps that came with the boat were corroded and brittle. This one looks good but leaks so it never saw field use. The electric brass running lights were also in pretty sad shape but I cleaned them up and replaced the electrical guts in them and they worked very well. I don't remember a red interior glass for this as noted in the email below.
Alan,also sent mail to the lamps makers,their reply is below and most interesting!
Dear Alan,
You are right, this is a DHR-anchor light. An product from the time, mid sixties, that a riveting machine was just introduced in our company in order to make producing easier and faster.
But it has been sold once as a NUC(Not Under Command)-light, all round red.
That means that there should been an interior red glass cylinder in the light. Otherwise the label should have shown ‘anchor light’.
Actually the wedge burner is not correct. This is a flat burner (flat wick) and used by the British and its Commonwealth partners,
They were using plain lenses. We, on the mainland, were using Fresnel lenses, completed with a round wick burner.
At this moment the light is still in production.
I hope this info is sufficient for you. If not, let us know.
Best regards,
Mario den Haan, man. dir.
DHR
Fascinatio Boulevard 1182
2909 VA Capelle a/d IJssel
Tel.: +31-10-240 06 53
Fax: +31-10-281 08 50
http://www.dhr.nl/
Trade Reg. 24129532 Rotterdam
My own time spent on Brer Terrapin was one of learning and once I had my own boat,a similar navigation light was purchased from Mercer Bach and Hickson (i think) we have since used it in far off places like Brasil and Venezuela but also when anchored in some nice places in South Africa,the lamp never goes with the boat if we sell,we keep it at home for those times when the electricity fails!
Note,I fancy I can remember the round red lens which fitted inside the lamp that Alan says is now missing.
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