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|image        = Veiled lantern (TGP).jpg
|type          = [[Lantern]]
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|used by      = [[Guy Fawkes]]
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A '''veiled lantern''' was a type of [[lantern]] which contained an inner cylinder which the user could rotate to conceal its light.
A '''veiled lantern''' was a type of [[lantern]] which contained an inner cylinder which the user could rotate to conceal its light.



Latest revision as of 22:49, 7 April 2024

A veiled lantern was a type of lantern which contained an inner cylinder which the user could rotate to conceal its light.

It was made from sheet iron, with a holder for a candle inside and a hinged door. The door had a window made of horn in it through which the light would glow.

Guy Fawkes was said to have been carrying such a lantern when he was arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament when the Gunpowder Plot was discovered. (GAME: The Gunpowder Plot [+]Loading...["The Gunpowder Plot (video game)"])