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Vault lights and illuminated manhole and coalhole covers often lose their lenses with age and end up filled with concrete or bars... though some brave soldiers march on, as shown. All were located either by Diana Stuart (of Designs Underfoot, which page noted as "[DUpp]") or by Julia Bedriy ("[JB]"). Two unilluminated covers are included because of their important makers (Brooklyn, Cornell). Photo credit: Julia Bedriy American 3-Way Luxfer Prism Co: 96 Duane St., west of Broadway, lower Manhattan [DU107] 40 Walker St., off Church, lower Manhattan [JB] Anonymous Bullseyes: 42 Walker St., off Church, lower Manhattan [JB] 50 Walker St., off Church, lower Manhattan [JB] Brooklyn Vault Light Co: 150 & 152 Sullivan St., SoHo HD [DU110] Brooklyn Vault Light Co · 262 Monitor St. Brooklyn N.Y.: Staple St., North of Duane St., TriBeCa West [DU110] · 24" L. R. Case?· 173 Centre St?: 73 Franklin St. [JB] Cornell's Iron Works · 141 & 143 Centre St. N.Y.: 21 Charleston St., Charlton/King/Vandam HD [DU27] · 17½" J. B. & J. M. Cornell Iron Works · 41 Centre St. N.Y.· Nov 12, 1845: 111 E. Huston St., Manhattan [JB] Empire Vault Light Co · New York: 250 Bowery, West Side, North of Stanton St., near Chinatown and Little Italy [DU110] Howell· 353 Adams St: Corner of Staple and Jay St. [JB] T. Hyatt · 120 West Broadway: 48 Morton St., Greenwich Village HD [DU99] · 46" × 23½" Howard St., south side, east of Mercer St., Greenwich Village HD [DU99] Hyatt Brothers? · 45 Greene St?: 70 Franklin St. [JB] Geo. R. Jackson's Sons, Excelsior Iron Works · 201 Centre Street N.Y.: 333 Bowery, between E. 2 and 3 Sts., south of Astor Place and the Cooper Union [DU85] · 22" Jacob Mark · 5 Worth St. N.Y. · Pat. Dec. 30th 1873: 110 E. 35 St., Murray Hill [DU106] · 14" Jacob Mark Sons · Worth St. N.Y. · Pat. Dec. 30th 1873: E. 37 St., south side, east of Madison Ave., Murray Hill [DU107] · 24½" Jacob Mark Sons · Worth St. N.Y. · Pat. Dec. 30th 1873: 111 Hudson St., west side, between Franklin and North Moore Sts., TriBeCa west HD [DU106] · 21½" Jacob Mark · 5 Worth St. N.Y.· Pat. Dec. 30th 1873: Corner of Duane and Centre St. [JB] · 30½"