Oil-Wick Cap Lamp

Description:

This tin oil-wick lamp was manufactured by the Leonard Brothers of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. The Leonard Bros. (also known as T.F. Leonard Co.) advertised their lamps in the 1882 “Engineering and Mining Journal” as being available with three different spout sizes, made of seamless brass without any soldering. This particular lamp has one of the larger spouts, meaning it may have been used by a mule driver inside the mine.

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mining, Mining Lamps, Work, Industry & Manufacturing, Grant Wheat Collection

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Credit Line: Mary R. Wheat

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-8148CAccession Number: 239148Catalog Number: MHI-MN-8148C

Object Name: lamp, oil, cap, mining

Measurements: overall: 4 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 11.176 cm x 4.064 cm x 13.97 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-da87-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872642

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