Child's Lantern

Object/Artifact

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Child's Lantern

Entry/Object ID

0009.033

Description

small metal lantern with glass glob and cloth wick

Use

Mildred Wenger

Context

Mildred Wenger Plank's little lantern, a replica of what the men used at the barn morning and evening, to see to do their chores. Also referred to as "skating lantern"

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Frank Brown

Category

Toy, Lighting

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar and Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger family, Edith Virginia Wenger & Mildred Wenger Plank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

TOY

Category

09--RECREATIONAL ARTIFACT

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Circumference

3 in

Material

Tin, Glass, Metal

Color

Gray

Location

Location

Table

Room

Child's Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 24, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jun 24, 2025

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

05/10/2007

Created By

INS

Create Date

May 10, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 1, 2026