we have always taken standard lanterns and rigged them for use - rebuilt with the appropriate lamps and power source for the lantern's use - and this always fell under our LD's jurisdiction
what is it for, what does it need to do - maybe we can offer specifics based on the show. (Flicker llght on a battery for a candle? Hardwired and sitting on a cask to shed directional scene light w specific chiaroscura? or...
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