WW2 BRITISH MILITARY SIGNAL LAMP OR HELIOGRAPH TRIPOD MK III

A WORLD WAR TWO ERA BRITISH MILITARY TRIPOD, STAMPED ON THE METAL HEAD PLATE WITH TEXT THAT READS IN PART AND LAMP OR HELIO A MK III, INDICATING ITS USE AS A STAND FOR A SIGNAL LAMP OR HELIOGRAPH. THE TRIPOD FEATURES THREE TIMBER LEGS JOINED AT A CAST OR PRESSED METAL HEAD ASSEMBLY WITH A THREADED MOUNTING BOSS AT THE TOP.

AN ATTACHED HANDWRITTEN TAG READS WW2 TRIPOD, BRITISH MILI SIGNAL.

IDENTIFICATION:
* STAMPED MARKING ON METAL HEAD: ...AND LAMP OR HELIO A MK III...
* ADDITIONAL STAMPED CHARACTERS VISIBLE BUT PARTIALLY WORN
* HANDWRITTEN TAG: WW2 TRIPOD, BRITISH MILI SIGNAL

CONSTRUCTION:
* THREE TIMBER LEGS WITH METAL CHANNEL REINFORCEMENT STRIPS
* PRESSED OR CAST METAL HEAD ASSEMBLY WITH SLOTTED STEEL SCREWS
* THREADED MOUNTING BOSS AT TOP FOR LAMP OR HELIOGRAPH ATTACHMENT
* FOLDING LEG DESIGN WITH HINGE MECHANISM AT HEAD

CONDITION NOTES:
* TIMBER LEGS SHOW HEAVY WEAR WITH MOST OF THE ORIGINAL DARK PAINT OR FINISH WORN AWAY, EXPOSING BARE TIMBER
* SURFACE SCUFFING AND DETERIORATION TO ALL THREE LEGS CONSISTENT WITH FIELD USE
* ONE LEG SHOWS AN APPARENT SPLIT OR CRACK NEAR THE UPPER JOINT AREA
* METAL HEAD ASSEMBLY HAS SURFACE OXIDATION AND AGED PATINA
* STAMPED MARKINGS ON THE METAL HEAD ARE PARTIALLY WORN BUT REMAIN LEGIBLE
* THREADED MOUNTING BOSS APPEARS INTACT
* SLOTTED SCREWS AND HINGE FITTINGS REMAIN IN PLACE

MARKINGS:
* STAMPED ON METAL HEAD PLATE: ...AND LAMP OR HELIO A MK III... WITH ADDITIONAL PARTIALLY LEGIBLE CHARACTERS

Item Size: Height: 141cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293645+71

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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