Lantern

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charlton Park

Name/Title

Lantern

Description

Kerosene driving lamp. The lamp has a circular base and a cylindrical body with a horizontal orientation. The body has two reflectors, one very large clear glass on the front and a smaller, red reflector on the back. The front reflector is housed in a circular metal frame, which swings open via hinge and clasps shut. There are brackets on the sides of the lamp body, which consist of rectangular boxes with holes in the top and bottom and square-shaped screws on the sides. The back of the lamp has inscriptions around the reflector and there is a small knob below the right-hand bracket. The top of the lamp is cylindrical and has three stacked discs along the cylinder. The top two discs are closer together than the bottom one. A looped wire handle is attached on either side below the bottom disc.

Acquisition

Accession

c.57

Made/Created

Date made

1897 - 1906

Place

Location

New York

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

6-3/4 in