A viewer to my web site is asking me to identify a locomotive headlight he acquired from a seller in Maybrook, New York. It is a "Golden Glow" headlight manufactured by the Electric Services Supply Company, Type F.C.B.1412, with the latest patent given as 1921. The headlight has number 4253 (whether original or not, I don't know). I have ruled out both the PRR I-1 2-10-0 and B&O Q-1 2-8-2 classes, both of which had engines with that number, because photos show that their headlights (and tender backup lights) were cylindrical, unlike the one in question. I also considered a snow plow or MU equipment headlight, or some other type of equipment, but so far haven't found a match (e.g., among DL&W MoW equipment or PRR or DL&W MU equipment). The owner wondered about the railroads that once clustered around Maybrook, but to me a high number like 4253 suggests a larger railroad. Perhaps one of the knowledgeable experts in this forum can point me in the right direction for the source of this headlight.
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