old bronze light

[sdowney717]

anyone seen it. It is a nice design with a hinged cover and the bulb is replaced from the inside. I picked it out of the dumpster where old boats after they are crushed are placed to be taken to the landfill.
I wish I could have also gotten the other one. If I could get a green one, I might want to use this on my boat.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/3710065049_e55934dc78.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/3710050539_748d99fa99.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2535/3710861490_80880da1a8.jpg?v=0

[Jay Greer]

Too bad you didn't find the green one. That is a very unusual and much sought after light. The lenses are impossible to find.
Jay

[Bob Cleek]

I don't remember ever seeing one with the hinged cover that you could change the bulb from inside. Bronze teardrop sidelights are scarce as hens' teeth these days. Does it have Wilcox Crittenden or Perko hallmarks on it?

You know, it might just be worth using as a pattern to have a few dozen cast from. I'd expect the electrical parts are still available stock. The lenses can be turned from solid acrylic stock. A CNC machine shop can do that easily enough on a production basis. Or you could go with a new LED in there. I'd expect they'd get snatched up on eBay for a pretty penny if somebody wanted to start up a little garage business... or you could send them off to an agent in India, Pakistan or China (Where's Paladin when we need him?) and they'd ship you back duplicates for what I'd expect would be a pretty reasonable wholesale price.

[sdowney717]

"CF" is cast into the housing cover. It is a heavy solid bronze. The lens is glass not plastic. I knew as soon as I saw it that I could not let it go. It just happened to be on top of the pile. The entire boat was in there including the Morse control, cables, struts, etc.. the marina owner crushes boats here at a rate of 2 to 3 per month. I do manage to salvage several small items from time to time. When I spend a lot of time down there working on my boat, I keep an eye out and he lets me have small stuff like that. He rips them apart with a backhoe. I have seen wonderful large bronze keel bolts, fittings, etc.. simply go to the landfill.

[TimmS]

Jim Reineck has a nice series of bronze lights www.bronzeblocks.com (http://www.bronzeblocks.com/)

[Concordia...41]

Jim Reineck has a nice series of bronze lights www.bronzeblocks.com (http://www.bronzeblocks.com/)

Jim Reineck will also sell you just a replacement lens DAMHIKT ;)

- M

[Jay Greer]

Bear in mind that not all lamps of this style used the same lense. Hopefully Reineck's are compatable. In my own case, it will be necessary to machine lenses out of solid lexan.
Jay

[snow(Alan H)]

Sometimes true beauty is close at hand - the nav lights on RainDance were looking very average - quick trip to the polish shop turned then into a thing of beauty:cool:

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp165/Alanh22/IMG_0601.jpg,

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp165/Alanh22/IMG_0636.jpg,

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp165/Alanh22/IMG_0669.jpg

[BrianM]

Nice dumpster dive.. I'm envious

[Paul G.]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/3839963505_4f33b49093.jpg

While we are on the subject, does anyone know wherer to get lenses for these?

[PeterSibley]

Bear in mind that not all lamps of this style used the same lense. Hopefully Reineck's are compatable. In my own case, it will be necessary to machine lenses out of solid lexan.
Jay

Jay , personally I'd cast them .I'd probably use silicon molds . You may find this interesting .

http://users.lmi.net/drewid/resin_faq.html