Object data
wood, brass and iron
length 156.8 cm × length 157.2 cm × length 216 cm × length 212 cm × length 221 cm × length 221 cm
anonymous
Six Night Signals
Russia, c. 1860 - c. 1865
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-1045
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Three types of night signals, two of each, used by the Russian Navy. The first type is a pole with a flintlock and pan at the end, in which a pyrotechnic mixture is placed to produce a flare. Halfway up is a trigger for the flintlock. The second type is a pole with a fuse holder at the end, over which a cylinder can be lowered, hiding the flame. The third type looks like a linstock with a fuse holder at the end, which is clenched together by a ring.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1045
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Six Night Signals, Russia, c. 1860 - c. 1865', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200316048
(accessed 13 December 2025 02:37:08).