Lantern, gas
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ACETYLENE(CARBIDE)
- DATE
- 1920–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1976.0640.001
- MANUFACTURER
- OXWELD RAILROAD SERVICE CO.
- MODEL
- A (UNION CARBIDE LAMP)
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, PROBABLY ALUMINUM, BODY; STEEL HANDLE WITH WOOD/ GLASS LENS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.3 cm
- Width
- 15.2 cm
- Height
- 27.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- OXWELD
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- BETWEEN THE 1920'S AND 1950'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT - Technical
-
EARLY HAND LANTERN - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN COVER: 'MODEL A UNION CARBIDE LAMP/ PATENT PENDING'/ MFG'S PLATE: 'Oxweld [IN CURSIVE]/ RAILROAD LAMP/ THE OXWELD RAILROAD SERVICE CO./ NEW YORK, N.Y. CHICAGO ILL.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNFINISHED METAL ON BODY/ HANDLE: WOOD PAINTED BLACK; METAL PAINTED SILVER
- Decoration
- N/A
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OXWELD RAILROAD SERVICE CO., Lantern, gas, circa 1920–1950, Artifact no. 1976.0640, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0640.001/
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