Admiralty Signalling Lantern dated 1944
From WW2 dated 1944 used for night-time convoy identification this is a portable Admiralty Signalling Lamp, Pattern (model) 1038. It was manufactured by Harris Crabb Pty. Ltd. of Sydney Australia. The lamp/globe holder inside has a 12V 21W globe. There is also a second holder included in the design that was just for holding a spare globe. The front carousel-disc can be rotated to select from the 5 lenses (4 coloured and 1 clear) RED, BLUE, GREEN, WHITE & CLEAR. The battery compartment underneat