Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.054.016abcd |
Object Name |
Lamp, Kerosene |
Other Name |
Lamp, Reflector |
Title |
Kerosene Bracket Lamp |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
Likely pre-1950s |
Year Range from |
1928 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Artist |
Dominion Glass Company |
Made |
Dominion Glass Co. |
Place of Origin |
Canada |
Description |
Kerosene wall lamp with a WHITE STAR burner, a DOMINION GLASS font bracket lamp and a round reflector. The colourless glass lamp font (A) has the maker's embossed diamond-D mark on its underside. The sides are plain, and the pressed glass mould line is visible. The burner (B) has embossed-style lettering on its top side, reading "2" and "WHITE STAR". The burner has four fenestrated prongs with pointed tops, to hold the chimney. The glass chimney (C) has no lettering and is 22 cm high and 9.5 cm in diameter at its bulge. It is made of colourless blown glass, and has a plain top edge. The bracket "D" is all-metal, and its frame has a plain, dark teal-blue finish and no lettering. Attached to it is a round, fluted metal reflector (which was once shiny and plated). The height of the bracket at the reflector is of 28 cm. There is an upside-down, keyhole-shaped cut-out in the back of the bracket, for hanging it up. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by the Dominion Glass Co., in Canada. The item's burner was made by The Bushman Manufacturing Company. Likely pre-dates the 1950s. It likely belonged to Robert and Ethel Winch, who lived on a farm on RR#1 Chatsworth (south of Williamsford) in Holland Township, Grey County. It was last owned by the family of Walter and Mary Winch, who moved to 734, 9th Street A. East, Owen Sound, Grey County. It was found among other items in their Estate. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Glass/Metal/Paint/Cloth |
Dimensions |
H-28 W-18 L-15.3 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Winch, Walter Winch, Mary |
Subjects |
Lighting Light fixtures Light |
Search Terms |
Dominion Glass |
Function |
A lighting appliance that would be mounted on a wall. One would have to lift out the font and take it and the chimney down frequently for cleaning and wick maintenance and re-fueling. In the early 20th-century, these were called "bracket lamps". The round reflector at the back was an attempt to increase the light. |