Lamp, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/ACETYLENE/CARBIDE
DATE: 1901–1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2007.001

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: NICKLED BRASS/ GLASS "JEWELS"/ CERAMIC FISH TAIL BURNER

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 17.5 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: PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION/ AN EXAMPLE OFTHE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CYCLING, & ITS PREVALENCE IN POPULAR CULTURE - IN CANADA AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY
Function: TO BE ATTACHED TO A BICYCLE & USED TO PROVIDE LIGHT
Technical: PROVIDES SAFE, EFFICIENT & PORTABLE ILLUMINATION FOR CYCLISTS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TOP 'SOLAR'/ ON WATER RESERVOIR 'THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO./ SOLAR/ KENOSHA. WIS. U.S.A.'/ ON BOTTOM '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: LENS & PIECE FROM TOP OF WATER RESERVOIR
Finish: NICKEL PLATE QUITE SCRATCHED & RUBBED OFF IN PLACES, SHOWS BRASS COLOUR UNDERNEATH & AREAS DARKENED & RUSTY IN PLACES/ ONE RED & ONE GREEN SIDELIGHT
Decoration: ON TOP MODEL NAME IS SURROUNDED BY SCROLLWORK/ ON WATER RESERVOIR IS CIRCLE WITH 'RAYS' COMING OUT FROM IT/ BAND OF VERTICAL LINES AROUND CARBIDE CONTAINER

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Badger Brass Mfg. Co., Lamp, gas, circa 1901–1914, Artifact no. 1987.2007, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2007.001/

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