Skagen Bascule Light

Skagen Bascule Light
Skagen, Denmark (DK)
A vippefyr or bascule light was a type of small navigational aid popular in Denmark in the eighteenth century and before. It consisted of a basket in which wood or coal was set; this was then burned. The basket was affixed to a lever which allowed it to be manipulated as required.

The vippefyr system was generally viewed as ineffective, as it produced little light and was usually unreliable.
A vippefyr or bascule light was a type of small navigational aid popular in Denmark in the eighteenth century and before. It consisted of a basket in which wood or coal was set; this was then burned. The basket was affixed to a lever which allowed it to be manipulated as required.

The vippefyr system was generally viewed as ineffective, as it produced little light and was usually unreliable.
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