Old SNCF railway lantern

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Antique SNCF railway lantern. The railway lantern is a signalling device that has been used in rail transport since ancient times. This lantern bears the inscription SNCF.

The SNCF, French acronym for ‘Société nationale des chemins de fer français’ (in English: French National Railway Company), is a French state-owned company responsible for operating the railways in France.

This lantern was used in France during the 19th and early 20th centuries to indicate the presence and direction of trains on the railway tracks.

It has two inscriptions indicating SNCF.

33 cm, 15.7 cm, 15.7 cm.

(one unit available)