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Actions	Lamp, portable battery torch Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberHC.Z.12.4 TitleLamp, portable battery torch DescriptionPortable battery torch, belonging to Dr. Enst Levin. German, probably a first world war trench light that would have clipped on to webbing using the leather straps on the back. The model is stamped on the front: ' "Tarnschild" D.R.P. ang' - Tarnschild meaning 'camoflage shield,' perhaps referring to the protected bulb that is encased in metal on three sides to reduce glare and give a soldier's position away to the enemy. Levin was an medical officer in the German Army in WWI and as such this could have been issued to him during that time. He later moved to Edinburgh and worked with neurologist Norman Dott. Production placeGERMANY Production date c. 1914 - c. 1918 Production periodTwentieth century, early Object nameLamp, portable battery torch Object categoryINSTRUMENT MaterialMetal, Glass Dimensions Height: 12 cm Width: 6.5 cm Depth: 9 cm

Object numberHC.Z.12.4

TitleLamp, portable battery torch

DescriptionPortable battery torch, belonging to Dr. Enst Levin. German, probably a first world war trench light that would have clipped on to webbing using the leather straps on the back. The model is stamped on the front: ' "Tarnschild" D.R.P. ang' - Tarnschild meaning 'camoflage shield,' perhaps referring to the protected bulb that is encased in metal on three sides to reduce glare and give a soldier's position away to the enemy. Levin was an medical officer in the German Army in WWI and as such this could have been issued to him during that time. He later moved to Edinburgh and worked with neurologist Norman Dott.

Production placeGERMANY

Production date c. 1914 - c. 1918

Production periodTwentieth century, early

Object nameLamp, portable battery torch

Object categoryINSTRUMENT

MaterialMetal, Glass

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