General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NICKLED BRASS/ GLASS LENS AND "JEWELS"/ STEEL BRACKET/ FISH TAIL CERAMIC BURNER

Dimensions

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

Length

17.5 cm

Width

10.2 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

WOULD HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BETWEEN 1915 AND 1917 AND WAS PROBABLY USED UP TO THE 1930S

Canada

PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION/ AN EXAMPLE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CYCLING, & ITS PREVALENCE IN POPULAR CULTURE - IN CANADA AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY

Function

USED, WHEN AFFIXED TO A BICYCLE, TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE RIDER AS WELL AS SIDE AND BACK WARNING LIGHTS. MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN USED FOR CARRIAGES

Technical

THIS LATER VERSION OF THE MODEL HAS THE WATER RESERVOIR ON THE LEFT OF THE LENS; A RED JEWEL IS AT THE BACK AND A WHITE JEWEL IS AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LENS. THERE IS NO REFLECTOR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON TOP 'SOLAR'/ ON WATER RESERVOIR 'THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO./ MODEL/ SOLAR/ KENOSHA, WIS. U.S.A.'/ ON BOTTOM 'PAT. IN U.S. FEB. 1, 1896/ JAN. 31, 1899/ FEB. 7. 1899/ " " ENGLAND/ FEB. 4, 1896/ MAY 12, 1898/ " " CANADA/ JUN. 15, 1899'

Missing

FRONT GLASS IS CRACKED, SMALL PIECE IS MISSING

Finish

SILVER-TONE FINISH, CHIPPED & SCRATCHED SHOWING A BIT OF BRASS COLOUR UNDERNEATH & RUSTY SPOTS/ 1 RED SIDELIGHT & 1 CLEAR

Decoration

AT TOP MODEL NAME IS ENCIRCLED WITH SCROLLWORK/ ON BACK OF WATER RESERVOIR IS CIRCLE WITH 'RAYS' COMING OUT FROM IT WITH OTHER ORNAMENTS AROUND ENDS/ BAND OF VERTICAL LINES AROUND CARBIDE CONTAINER