Lantern

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charlton Park

Name/Title

Lantern

Description

Kerosene driving lamp made of metal and with a circular base. The body of the lamp is cylindrical and has a horizontal orientation. The front has a cracked glass reflector housed in a circular metal frame, which swings open on a hinge and clasps shut. The left side of the lamp has a smaller circular reflector made of red glass, which is also cracked. The right side of the lamp has a bracket, which consists of a square-shaped box with holes in the top and bottom and a square-shaped bolt on the side. The back of the lamp is flat. There are two knobs on the base below the red reflector. The top of the lamp is cylindrical and has three stacked discs. The top and middle discs are closer to eachother than the bottom disc.

Acquisition

Accession

c.57

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Length

6-1/2 in