Lantern

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charlton Park

Name/Title

Lantern

Description

Small kerosene bicycle lantern made of metal and painted black. The body is rectangular, and has a trapezoidal base with rounded corners. There are two rectangular red reflectors on the sides made of glass. The right side has a round knob below the reflector. The front of the lamp has a cone-shaped reflector with a glass screen in the front. There is an oil burner on the inside of the lamp. Attached to the back, there is an adjustable metal box, allowing the lantern to attach to a bicycle. The top of the lantern is flat and has a nameplate on the front.

Acquisition

Accession

c.57

Made/Created

Place

Location

Birmingham

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"POWELL HAMMER", "METEOR"

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Length

4-1/2 in