The Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Models
Last year I interviewed Bruce Pringle who has the largest lighthouse memorabilia collection in Australia.
Bruce is passionate about lighthouses and their history. He annually takes a trip to an Australian historical lighthouse and has visited many overseas. He also is a very good artist and his home is adorned with his work. He also makes models of lighthouses that he sells, like the ones pictures above.
I asked him why lighthouses…..? and he told me it was the stories of the lighthouse keepers that he is captured by. These men worked all year, in sometimes very isolated and demanding conditions. Bruce is keeping the history of Australian lighouse keepers alive and says that one day he will donate his collection to a museum, so future generations can too enjoy this history.
It was a very interesting interview and this piece was published in Australian Dolls Bears and Collectables last year.
