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Photo © Nancy
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 West
Quoddy Head, Maine
Harbour Lights #103
The original lighthouse
tower at West Quoddy Head was built in 1808 and used only 50 years,
when the existing tower was put into service. It measures 49 feet, and
its light is 83 feet above sea level. West Quoddy Head, along with its
fellow lights on Libby Islands and Mistake Island were extremely
effective in preventing shipwrecks; even so, there were disasters,
among them the destruction of the Ella G. Ellis in 1906. She ran
aground in the fog, and only the captain survived. The Coast Guard
automated the light in 1988.
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Limited
Edition History
| HL# |
Name |
MSRP |
Introduced
Shipped |
Retired |
Edition |
103 |
West
Quoddy Head ME |
$60 |
1/1991 |
1/1995 |
5,500 |
Production
Modifications: As one of the 'Original 17' Harbour Lights,
approximately the first 250 pieces were cast in Southern California.
Production was then shifted to Castle Studios in Ontario, Canada. During
the time of Canadian production, some improvement of the details was
made, especially around the windows. Production was later
shifted to Malaysia. Many of the editions included a lightning
rod.
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Harbour Lights photos by Paul L. Brady.
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