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<p>[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 705434, member: 4727"]Here’s a sticker found inside the lamp. So, it was made in Canada. I should have guessed this earlier, as RAF High-Speed Launch #150 was built in Canada.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the Canadian Engineering Standards Association mentioned on the sticker was renamed the Canadian Standards Association in 1944, so this lamp must predate this. I’m guessing it dates to 1940-42, as the small boat mounted on the aft deck was replaced by a 20mm cannon on real RAF High-Speed Launches in 1942, after lessons were learned in the Dieppe raid.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7ErfCd7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 705434, member: 4727"]Here’s a sticker found inside the lamp. So, it was made in Canada. I should have guessed this earlier, as RAF High-Speed Launch #150 was built in Canada. Also, the Canadian Engineering Standards Association mentioned on the sticker was renamed the Canadian Standards Association in 1944, so this lamp must predate this. I’m guessing it dates to 1940-42, as the small boat mounted on the aft deck was replaced by a 20mm cannon on real RAF High-Speed Launches in 1942, after lessons were learned in the Dieppe raid. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/7ErfCd7.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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