Lantern, Conductor's Pullman

Object/Artifact

-

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Lantern, Conductor's Pullman

Entry/Object ID

1981.194.001

Description

-on label: "Pullman Conductor's Lantern - Used By A.T. & S. F. Railroad 1920"-- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad -old numbers: C-31, B-652, L-14. -brass lantern with glass globe and heavy wire protector -wire protector has two brass buttons attached by small twisted wires; 1. face reads "Pullman", bottom reads "Waterbury Button Co. Waterbury, CT" 2. face reads "Santa Fe", bottom reads "Superior Quality"; these are uniform buttons -heavy wire handle on top -kerosene, charred wick -etched around base of lantern: "Pullman" "C127" "D603" -etched on bottom: "Adams & Wes[tlake] Comp'y Chicago"-- end of "Westlake" is illegible

Collection

Lighting Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Adams & Westlake Company

Date made

1920 - 1926

Notes

Date: 1920

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Lantern

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Devices

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Brass, Glass