Victorian lantern cloche?

[OldPork]

Here is a pic of a victorian style lantern cloche. Gardeners use these to protect germinating plants from frost, animals and heavy rainfall. Take a look:
http://www.walcot.com/402006-1.htm

Has anyone ever tried one of these contraptions? They are thick glass and made of cast iron so they are heavy.

 

[FirstTracks]

search 'coldframes'.

They're available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes from many online greenhouse and garden supply distributors.

They work fine for starting plants, but there are definitely far cheaper ways to accomplish the same thing such as using metal hoops and heavy plastic.

i don't think i'm allowed to post links yet, but just search google and you'll find a lot of options