Original U.S. WWII Wabash Blackout Bulb Attached to Functional Display One-of-a-Kind 57 of Meiji 3 (issued

57 of Meiji 3 (issued on 27 February 1870)

when not being used

which is still clear

though it has some oxidation and dirt

Of the few passes across the old Austro-Italian border

Original U.S. WWII Wabash Blackout Bulb Attached to Functional Display One-of-a-Kind 57 of Meiji 3 (issuedOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a fantastic working example of a Wabash Blackout Bulb. Their purpose was to create a minimal light source to be used inside homes during air raid alert "blackouts", in which there was reason to believe there was danger of an air raid. When this happened, all normal bulbs had to be turned off, and these bulbs had to be used instead. The idea was to make it more difficult for enemy aircraft to locate their