Portland Lantern Works Rame Copper Wall Lantern Medium Pair

Hand seamed copper with a glazed front, made the way a marine lantern is made. Copper goes brown quickly and green slowly, and on a coast it does both faster. Sold as a pair for either side of a door, made and finished in the same batch so they weather at the same rate.

Made in Cornwall from sheet copper of a gauge that is heavier than it needs to be. Every seam is silver soldered, not glued and not riveted, and the glass is bedded on a silicone gasket that can be replaced without breaking anything. Marine grade stainless fixings are supplied because plated steel screws will streak the wall inside a winter.

Specification

• Height, per fitting: 500mm, width 275mm, projection from the wall 210mm
• Materials: solid copper with 4mm clear glass
• Finish: unlacquered as standard so it patinates, lacquered to order
• Lamp, per fitting: 1 x E27, maximum 60W, dimmable LED suitable
• Supply: hardwired, 220 to 240V, cable gland fitted in the base
• Switching: no integral switch, wired to a wall switch, a photocell or a PIR
• Rating: IP54, weather rated for sheltered exterior walls
• Backplate: copper, gasketed, with marine grade stainless fixings
• Weight: approximately 10.2 kilograms for the pair
• Fixings: A4 marine grade stainless, supplied
• Glass: replaceable without special tools
• Photocell and PIR versions available to order
• Sold as a pair

Fitting

This is a hardwired exterior fitting and should be installed by a qualified electrician working to BS 7671. The gasket and cable gland are supplied. Bed the backplate onto a bead of neutral cure silicone and leave the lower edge open so any moisture can drain. It is a heavy fitting at roughly 10.2 kilograms, so fix into masonry or into a timber noggin behind plasterboard rather than into the board alone.