A PAIR OF 1,600 WATT NAVAL SEARCHLIGHTS BY FRANCIS SEARCHLIGHTS, BOLTON, LANCS, CIRCA 1935

heavily constructed in brass, with maker's labels inside, 20in. diam concave mirrors, adjustable bulb mountings and swivel-mounted on brackets secured to cast iron bollard and porthole stand, the taller -- 73in. (185cm.) high

Provenance: These lights were recently removed from the Hamburg garden of a naval collector and are understood to have been recovered from the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven shortly after WW2.

Condition Report

As found, were kept in a garden for a number of years.

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