Name/Title
Minitature kerosene lamp with milk glass base, c. 1890s-1900Entry/Object ID
2016.45.1Description
ACC. NO. 16.45.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's-1900
OBJECT: LAMP, MINIATURE
DESCRIPTION: A MINIATURE KEROSENE LAMP WITH ITS ORIGINAL BRASS BURNER AND ADJUSTER; IT IS ATTACHED TO A MILK GLASS BASE WITH A BEADED PATTERN AND PEDESTAL BASE.
SIZE: H 4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A MINIATURE KEROSENE LAMP USED AS EITHER A NIGHT LIGHT OR HEATING DEVICE FOR CURLING IRONS. THE LAMP WAS EXCAVATED FROM THE OLD ALAMEDA CITY DUMP ON BAY FARM ISLAND BY THE DONOR.
DONOR: PHIL GRAVEM
CATALOGED: JULY 2, 2016