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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.025.016ab |
Object Name |
Lamp, Kerosene |
Other Name |
Lamp, Table |
Title |
Mantle Lamp Co. Ltd. |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Made |
Mantle Lamp Co. |
Place of Origin |
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
Description |
Amber-coloured pressed glass kerosene lamp with a pedestal-style base. It is a Nu-Type Model B, Aladdin (b), and small round lid (a). |
Makers mark |
Stamp on thumbwheel knob |
Provenance |
Made by the Mantle Lamp Co. of Chicago, Illinois after 1930. Provenance unknown. May have been used by the Thomas Bell family of Silcote (Annan area of Sydenham Township, Grey County). Last owned by Bell descendant, Alma Stott of Woodford, Grey County. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Glass/Brass |
Dimensions |
H-30 W-15 cm |
Found |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Stott, Alma Stott, Thomas |
Subjects |
Lighting |
Search Terms |
Sydenham Township |
Function |
An Aladdin lamp used a commercially-prepared mantle at the burner area which gave off much more illumination that previous kerosene lamps could give. This one is a table or shelf lamp. |