gasoline lantern

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

gasoline lantern

Entry/Object ID

1997.017.007

Description

Metal based, gasoline-burning lantern. It has a glass chimney and a green enamel hood. Around the top of the base ( collar)is printed in Spanish, French and English--"Major No. 236, Instant Lighting, For Gasoline Only". At the bottom of the base is the Coleman logo--a setting sun, the words:"Coleman--Trademark Reg. The sunshine of the Night. 1 Made in Canada 49". It has a pump on one side of the base and a screw top for the filler on the other. The mantle has torn off completely. The plunger is marked "close" with an arrow. The shade has the logo and says made in USA.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Tetreault, Ray

Notes

Accession Date: 01-May-97 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Lantern

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Devices

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

gasoline lantern

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

May 23, 1997

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 25, 2024