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Description: A bi-form (i.e. duplicated) first-order Fresnel-lens optic, manufactured by Chance Brothers of Smethwick in 1914. Floating in a bath of mercury, it revolved around the lamps to produce a red flash once every five seconds.
Title: Souter Lighthouse lenses
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