Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.019
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Lamp, Kerosene
Title:
Half Cylinder Brass Kerosene Lamp
Date:
1900
Description:
Half round kerosene hand lamp, wick holder screws into top of slightly domed top. Hinged wire carrying loop soldered on back. Stem of wick turner incised with geometric pattern. Knob knurled, reservoir 1.5 inch deep. Inset soldered bottom. Receiver for wick assemblage — soldered in top — top overlaps sides.
Embossed on both sides of wick holder: "SIMPLEX"
Embossed on wick turner knob: "E. MILLER & CO. U.S.A."
Notes:
Preserved by Thomas S. Parke.
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Half Cylinder Brass Kerosene LHalf Cylinder Brass Kerosene L
Half Cylinder Brass Kerosene LHalf Cylinder Brass Kerosene L