SOOOO, I'm watching Warehouse 13 last night, and I notice an object next to the Farnsworth on Artie's desk. I chuckle :loland look to my left on my end table. Sorry no screencap, but it is a "Deck Prism". I got mine at Mystic Seaport in CT.
Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea™ Online Shop
In the days before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was limited to candles, oil and kerosene lamps. A clever solution for the light problem was the deck prism. Laid flush into the deck, the prism point drew light down below decks. This prism is an exact reproduction of Mystic Seaport's last remaining original Charles W. Morgan deck prism.
The same one also shows up on House's desk. I just thought it was cool.:cool
Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea™ Online Shop
In the days before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was limited to candles, oil and kerosene lamps. A clever solution for the light problem was the deck prism. Laid flush into the deck, the prism point drew light down below decks. This prism is an exact reproduction of Mystic Seaport's last remaining original Charles W. Morgan deck prism.
The same one also shows up on House's desk. I just thought it was cool.:cool