Lamp Font Center

Object/Artifact

Maritime Museum of San Diego

2026 condition report

Name/Title

Lamp Font Center

Entry/Object ID

L1975.028.005

Description

-part of lighthouse tool kit used to carry cleaning and wick trimming supplies to lanterns -part of display sponsored by U.S.C.G. Marine Safety Office since approx. June 1975 -lamp font center: long, thin cylindrical brass with four bent prongs on one end -hollow interior *see images in 1975.028.001L for positioning with in the case

Collection

United States Coast Guard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

United States Lighthouse Service

Manufacturer

United States Lighthouse Service

Date made

1870 - 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wick

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Lighting Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Search Terms

U.S. Lighthouse Service

Material

Tin, Brass