Inspection torch
Inspection torch
- Description
- A Southern Railway locomotive inspector used this kerosene torch to inspect parts of a steam locomotive when natural light was inadequate. The a wick was stuffed into the spout that led into the kerosene-filled well of the vessel. A hollow handle allowed the torch to be carried.
- Part of a small array of hand tools displayed in "America On The Move" - such tools were used in the inspection and repair of steam locomotives. Light repairs on steam locomotives were usually done in roundhouses at the many small locomotive terminals throughout a railroad's system; heavy repairs were done in a large, centralized repair shop serving the whole system (often referred to as the "Back Shop"). Most of these tools date from the early- to the mid-20th century, roughly 1900-1955.
- Date made
- 1920s
- used date
- 1840s-1950s
- maker
- unknown
- Physical Description
- tin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 in x 16 in x 4 in; 17.78 cm x 40.64 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- 2002.0075.10
- accession number
- 2002.0075
- catalog number
- 2002.0075.10
- Credit Line
- Gift of National Park Service
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
