C. F. Spencer Kerosene Lamp Patent Model
C. F. Spencer Kerosene Lamp Patent Model
- Description
- Patented on August 20, 1878, this lamp is the invention of lamp maker Charles F. Spencer. Until 1880 the U.S. Patent Office required both documentation and a three-dimensional working model to demonstrate every invention submitted for a patent. Although it now shows signs of rust and wear, this lamp once served as Spencer’s patent model for an innovative approach to lighting.
- Object Name
- lamp
- Object Type
- Lighting Devices
- Patent Model
- Lighting Devices
- Other Terms
- lamp; Lighting Devices; Kerosene
- patent date
- 1878-08-20
- inventor
- Spencer, Charles F.
- associated place
- United States: New York, Rochester
- Physical Description
- metal, white (base material)
- metal, white (burner material)
- metal, white (thumb wheel material)
- ID Number
- DL.331372
- catalog number
- 331372
- patent number
- 207,314
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- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Cultures & Communities
- American Enterprise
- Domestic Furnishings
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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