Name/Title
Badger Brass Mfg. Co, lamp, used on a bicycle, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2012.40.21Description
ACC. NO. 12.40.21
SUBJECT CATEGORY: SPORTS
OBJECT: LIGHT, BICYCLE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900
DESCRIPTION:
A BICYCLE LIGHT FABRICATED FROM NICKEL-PLATED MATERIAL. THE LIGHT HAS CLEAR GLASS LENS ON A HINGE WHICH CAN BE OPENED TO IGNITE AN OIL BURNER. THE BURNER IS POWERED BY A POLISHED METAL REFLECTOR. THERE ARE FACETED GLASS JEWELS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LANTERN SECTION IN GREEN AND RED COLORS. THE LAST PATENT WAS FOR JAN. 15, 1893. LIGHT WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO., KENOSHA, WISCONSIN.
SIZE: H 7-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A LIGHT ORIGINALLY ATTACHED TO A BICYCLE HANDLE AND OWNED BY ERNEST FENN.
DONOR:
ELIZABETH ANNE FENN
CATALOGED: JUNE 2, 2012
