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Image: Souter Lighthouse radio beacon and weight tube

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Description: On the left is equipment which powered the radio beacon (which remained in use after the lighthouse itself had been decommissioned); on the right, the bottom of a tube which extends through the full height of the tower, containing the weights which drove the clockwork motor that caused the lenses to revolve.
Title: Souter Lighthouse radio beacon and weight tube
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Author: Barabbas1312
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