Account of the Skerryvore lighthouse

by Alan Stevenson

ELEVATION OF WICKHOLDER
ELEVATION OF INNER TUBE OF GLASS GALLERY

PLAN OF BURNERS

PLAN OF THE LOWER SIDE OF BURNERS SHEWING THE HANDLES OF THE RACKS FOR ELEVATING THE WICKS

A. UNIVERSAL JOINT OF PUMP ROD
B. REGULATOR
C. CHAIN BARREL
D. CHAIN
E. DRIVING WHEEL
F. BEVEL WHEELS FOR HORIZONTAL MOTION
G. WHEEL WITH COGS FOR LIFTING BELL-HAMMER
H. HAMMER FOR STRIKING ALARUM BELL
I. ALARUM BELL WHICH REPEATS WHILE THE PUMP IS WORKING
K. ENDLESS SCREW ON AXIS OF REGULATOR
L. WINDING ARBOUR

END VIEW OF CLOCKWORK

PLATE XXV.

Stevenson’s Account of Skerryvore Lighthouse.

G. Aikman, Sculp^t.

FLAME
FOR 1^st. ORDER OF
DIOPTRIC LIGHTS
at full size.