Lantern, Railroad : 95.37.001

Collection:

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

Object ID:

95.37.001

Accession#:

95.37

Credit Line:

Donated by Mabel Burford.

Object Name:

Lantern, Railroad

Title:

Tubular Lantern

Date:

1930

Description:

Solid brass tubular style lantern with tin bail and glass globe. Protecting globe is narrow brass tube secured to reservoir base, extending up 1 side of globe, across top and down opposite side. Bail attached to tube. Often referred to as railroad lantern. Embossed on circular plate above globe: "U.S. BRASS, L.W. TUBULAR".

Notes:

Found by donor in 1960s in abandoned home at Cape Fanshaw.

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Tubular Lantern

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