Hanging kerosene lamp, late 19th century

Name/Title

Hanging kerosene lamp, late 19th century

Entry/Object ID

1981.40.1

Description

Acc. No. 81.40.1 Subject Category: Hanging lamp Date: Late 19th Century Object: Hanging lamp Description: Three burner angle kerosene hanging lamp. Combination nickel and iron Basket handle. Size: Oil font is 7" circumference. Length is 19½ inches. History of Object: It was a kerosene lamp used in the early history of Alameda. Acquired from: Mrs. Edmund Heritage Date: September, 1957

Interpretative Labels

Label

4/13/2020 MvL: current label for cabinet HR18: EARLY ALAMEDA LIGHTING DEVICES Kerosene lamps from the late 19th Century, early 20th Century Top shelf, from left to right: [A tin lantern, made in San Francisco, that hung in an Alameda livery stable.] [A swinging bale handle lantern, made by Dietz of New York, that belonged to a longtime Alameda policeman.] [A miniature hand lamp with its original wick used by an old-time Alameda family.] Bottom shelf, from left to right: => A hanging lamp with three burners that was used in the late 19th Century. [A lamp used by a pioneer family that resided on Lafayette Street] [A galvanized steel hand lamp from the home of early Alameda residents.]