If you look closely at this shot of a gear in the lighthouse mechanism, you'll note one tooth is pushed out of line. When the original tooth was stripped, the keeper simply filed a new one out of a peice of brass, notched the gear to take it, and slipped

• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Subjects: Miscellaneous; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/8145

New Bonavista Lighthouse. 4 Lighthouse item.