RA 7996 G.W.R. CAST IRON SIGNAL LEVER WIRE ADJUSTER HANDLE (SQUARE) TYPE. Staffs & Tablets one side and on reverse

one side and on reverse 2137

Case diameter 5 3/16"

SLADE GREENAND DARTFORD

this whistle has a very nice chrome and brass patina

A stoneware glazed Great Northern Railway "refreshments dep't" small milk jug

RA 7996 G.W.R. CAST IRON SIGNAL LEVER WIRE ADJUSTER HANDLE (SQUARE) TYPE. Staffs & Tablets one side and on reverseA cast iron Great Western Railway signal lever wire adjuster handle to suit the square type, this handle would have been wound either clockwise or anticlockwise to adjust the signal wire running out the the signal . The adjuster allowed the signalman to compensate the wires length due to expansion and contraction depending on the weather. These handles are very difficult to source!