Lamp, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/ACETYLENE/CARBIDE
DATE: 1897–1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0644.001

MANUFACTURER: Badger Brass Mfg. Co.
MODEL: SOLAR
LOCATION: Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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 CASING/ GLASS LENS AND SIDE "JEWELS"/ ALUMINUM REFLECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 18.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Badger
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Kenosha

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
Technical: PROVIDE SAFE, EFFICIENT & PORTABLEILLUMINATION FOR CYCLISTS/ REMOVABLE ALUMINUM REFLECTOR [REF 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERINg ON VENT HOOD READS: 'SOLAR'/ ON WATER TANK REAR IN RAISED LETTERS IS: 'THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO./ KENOSHA. WIS. U.S.A.'/ STAMPED INTO UNDERSIDE IS: 'PAT. IN. U.S. FEB. 4. 1896/ JAN. 31. 1899/ FEB. 7. 1899/ " " ENGLAND/ FEB. 4. 1896/ MAY. 12. 1898./ " " CANADA/ JUN. 15. 1899'
Missing: ORIGINAL BRACKET; BURNER
Finish: PLATED CASING/ CLEAR GLASS/ RED & GREEN GLASS SIDE JEWELS
Decoration: RAISED LEAF MOTIF OF CURVING DESIGN ON VENT COVER/ SUNBURST DESIGN ON WATER TANK BACK/ KNURLED EFFECT AROUND CARBIDE TANK

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Badger Brass Mfg. Co., Lamp, gas, circa 1897–1914, Artifact no. 1976.0644, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0644.001/

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