carriage lantern

Name/Title

carriage lantern

Entry/Object ID

1976. .585

Description

Coal oil lantern made of enamelled black metal, clear glass globe with protruding attached red glass reflector [suggesting a railroad connection ??]. "BEACON" brand. Font marked with "GSW, with a coronet below" in a shield with a double concave top [trademark for General Steel Wares]. Thumbwheel also marked "GSW" in a circle Wire handle and wire hanger for hanging.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Lamp, Carriage

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lamp, Vehicle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Vehicle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

carriage lantern

Created By

Tank, Rhonda

Create Date

February 8, 1996

Update Date

May 16, 2025