Light, Navigation

Object/Artifact

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Light, Navigation

Entry/Object ID

1944.A161.001

Description

Starboard ship lantern from the freighter "Western Reserve." Ship was built by the Minch family in Vermilion, Ohio. See story in the Bicentennial of Lake County book. Captain Phillip Minch's parents perished on this ships maiden voyage. Willed to C.M. Shipman to have installed at LCHS museum.

Use

Captain Phillip J. Minch at his home in Mentor, OH lit the lamp every even

Collection

Lighting

Made/Created

Date made

1892

Notes

Late Date: 1892

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Light, Navigation

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lamp, Watercraft

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Watercraft

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Water Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Water Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

15 in

Length

10 in

Weight

10 oz

Dimension Notes

10 lbs. Weight

Material

Brass, Glass

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

1997.014.001