Lamp, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/ACETYLENE/CARBIDE
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0641.001

MANUFACTURER: HAWTHORNE MFG. CO. INC.
MODEL: OLD SOL 3
LOCATION: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NICKEL PLATED BRASS/ FERROUS METAL BRACKET/ GLASS LENS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 26.2 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 20.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Motorcycle parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HAWTHORNE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM THE EARLY 1900S TO THE 1930S
Canada: THE CARBIDE/ACETYLENE PROCESS UTILIZED IN THIS LAMP WAS DISCOVERED BY CANADIAN T. WILLSON
Function: DEVICE USED FOR ILLUMINATION ON BICYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE
Technical: PROVIDE SAFE, EFFICIENT & PORTABLE ILLUMINATION FOR CYCLISTS AND MOTORCYCLISTS/ STRONGLY BUILT FOR MOST EXACTING MOTORING SERVICE [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED INTO HOOD VENT IS: 'OLD SOL/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ HAWTHORNE MFG. CO. INC./ BRIDGEPORT, CONN.'
Missing: CAP OF WATER TANK
Finish: PLATED CASING/ CLEAR GLASS/ RED & GREEN GLASS SIDE JEWELS/ BRACKET SLIGHTLY RUSTED
Decoration: N/A

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HAWTHORNE MFG. CO. INC., Lamp, gas, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1976.0641, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0641.001/

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