Footlight

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Footlight

Entry/Object ID

1044 a, b

Description

Material: metal and glass. Size: 6" W. x 12 1/2" H. x 7" deep. (a) green painted metal - glass chimney - kerosene fuel tank (3 1/4" diameter x 6 3/4" L.) connects to a burner with an upright cylinder (1/3/4" diameter x 3 3/4" H.) - attached metal reflector channels direction of light - 1" W. metal strap handle connected to outside of fuel tank on one end and to back of shield on the other end - 9" H. glass chimney with ruffled top edge is held in place by four upright brackets on the brass burner. (b) same as (a) except color is black and chimney has plain top edge.

Context

Footlight from Old Town Hall in Janesville, Minnesota. Donated by Dick Sandberg, grandson of Otto Arnoldt. Dick Sandberg was on the Waseca County Historical Society Board of Directors from 1961 - 1979, Vice President of the Board in 1972 and 1973.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Footlight

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Striplight

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Devices

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

August 12, 1993

Update Date

November 21, 2024