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Thorn Beta 4

This Thorn Beta 4 feartures the two part bowl - one piece is the bowl itself whilst the other is the refractor ring. The inner reflector in some models also has hooks for a dome refractor, but this lantern doesn't have those optional extras.

Fitted with a 2-pin porcelean bulb-holder, it would've originally been fitted with a tungsten bulb.

Made from polycarbonate, it's now starting to go a little bit yellow with age.

It was originally installed somewhere near Bodmin, Cornwall and was rescued from the council's skip by Dave.