Lantern

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charlton Park

Name/Title

Lantern

Description

Two kerosene driving lamps (A-B). Both lamps have circular bottoms and cylindrical bodies with a horizontal orientation. The front of each lamp has a circular glass reflector housed in a metal frame that swings open on a hinge and clasps shut. The sides of the lamps have brackets consisting of a rectangular box with holes on the top and bottom. Object A's brackets have square-shaped screws in the sides. The backs of the lamps are different from eachother. Object A has a rounded back with a circular hole where the rear reflector is missing. Object B has a flat back with a red glass reflector in the center, and two circular coils connected together by a wire.. Both lamps have cylindrical tops with three stacked discs around them. The top and middle discs are closer together than the bottom discs. On both lamps, there is a looped metal handle attached below the bottom disc.

Acquisition

Accession

c.57

Made/Created

Date made

1906

Place

Location

New York

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"DEITZ UNION", "PATENTED", DRIVING LAMP"

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

8-1/2 in