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Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic
Original hyper-radial optic installed at Tory Island Lighthouse in 1887. It is the root object for the Heritage Journey "The Great Light": the optic was later reconstructed and divided into a Tory-retained component and the Mew Island / Belfast Great Light component.
Identity role
- Root identityThe Great Light
Root identity for The Great Light journey. This asset represents the original Tory Island hyper-radial optic lineage before reconstruction and split.
Relationship Explorer
- Current hostTory Island Lighthouseaccepted
- Derived fromThe Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928accepted
The Mew Island / Great Light component is derived from the original Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- Derived fromTory Island retained hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928accepted
The Tory-retained biform component is derived from the original Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- Historically part ofTory Island Lighthouse1887 – 1923accepted
The original hyper-radial optic was historically part of the Tory Island Lighthouse optical system before reconstruction.
- Installed atTory Island Lighthouse1887accepted
The original hyper-radial optic was installed in the Tory Island Lighthouse context in 1887.
- Installed inLUX-LH-000554draft
Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed at host LUX-LH-000554
- Installed inTory Island Lighthousedraft
Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed at host LUX-PLACE-000004
- Manufactured byChance Brothers Smethwick Works1887accepted
The original Tory Island hyper-radial optic is modeled as a Chance Brothers manufactured object for the Heritage Journeys showcase.
- Moved toChance Brothers Smethwick Works1923 – 1928accepted
The original Tory optic was sent to Chance Brothers in Smethwick for reconstruction.
- Removed fromTory Island Lighthouse1923 – 1928accepted
The original Tory optic was removed from its original configuration before reconstruction into two biform optics.
- Split intoThe Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928accepted
The Mew Island / Great Light component derives from the divided Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- Split intoTory Island retained hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928accepted
One derived biform component continued the Tory Island optic lineage.
Timeline and Relations
- manufactured by Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1887
The original Tory Island hyper-radial optic is modeled as a Chance Brothers manufactured object for the Heritage Journeys showcase.
- installed at Tory Island Lighthouse1887
The original hyper-radial optic was installed in the Tory Island Lighthouse context in 1887.
- removed from Tory Island Lighthouse1923 – 1928
The original Tory optic was removed from its original configuration before reconstruction into two biform optics.
- moved to Chance Brothers Smethwick Works1923 – 1928
The original Tory optic was sent to Chance Brothers in Smethwick for reconstruction.
- split into Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928
One derived biform component continued the Tory Island optic lineage.
- split into The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928
The Mew Island / Great Light component derives from the divided Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- derived from Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928
The Tory-retained biform component is derived from the original Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- derived from The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component1923 – 1928
The Mew Island / Great Light component is derived from the original Tory Island hyper-radial optic.
- historically part of Tory Island Lighthouse1887 – 1923
The original hyper-radial optic was historically part of the Tory Island Lighthouse optical system before reconstruction.
- installed in Tory Island Lighthouse
Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed at host LUX-PLACE-000004
- installed in LUX-LH-000554
Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed at host LUX-LH-000554
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Asset lifecycle (29 events)
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed in Tory Island Lighthouse (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Tory Island LighthouseSources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Chance installations, Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Chance Heritage Trust - Tory Island (Thoraigh, Toraigh)medium
- Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic component installed in Tory Island Lighthouse (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: Tory Island retained hyper-radial optic component · Target: Tory Island LighthouseSources: Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island / Mew Island entriesmedium
- The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component installed in The Great Light, Belfast (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: The Great Light / Mew Island hyper-radial optic component · Target: The Great Light, BelfastSources: Irish Lights - Mew Island Lighthouse, The Great Light, Mew Island Lighthouse - hyperradiant opticmedium
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic installed in LUX-LH-000554 (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: LUX-LH-000554Sources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Chance installations, Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Chance Heritage Trust - Tory Island (Thoraigh, Toraigh)medium
- Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens installed in LUX-LH-000521 (Automated installed_in relation from linked Chance Brothers asset host.)Source: Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens · Target: LUX-LH-000521Sources: Cape North Lighthouse - Chance replacement lens, Canada Science and Technology Museum - Cape North host contextmedium
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic manufactured by Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSource: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Chance Brothers Smethwick WorksSources: Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island entry, Chance Heritage Trust - Tory Island (Thoraigh, Toraigh)high
- Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic historically part of Tory Island LighthouseSource: Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic · Target: Tory Island LighthouseSources: Irish Lights - Tory Island Lighthouse, Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Tory Island entrymedium
- Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens installed at Cape North LighthouseSource: Cape North relocated Chance Brothers Fresnel lens · Target: Cape North LighthouseSources: Cape North Lighthouse - Chance replacement lensmedium
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LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Tory Island Chance Brothers hyper-radial optic", LUX-ASSET-000607, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000607/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.