Lantern
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MARINE/BUOY MARKER/FRESNEL LENS
- DATE
- 1926–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0887.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 9320
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS LENS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.0 cm
- Width
- 35.0 cm
- Height
- 70.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 16.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Communications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO ILLUMINATE MARINE BUOY, SO THAT IT MAY BE MORE VISIBLE TO NAVIGATORS IN ROUGH WATERS AND/OR FROM A DISTANCE. - Technical
-
FRESNEL STYLE LENS INVENTED IN FRANCE IN 1822 BY AUGUSTIN FRESNEL. THIS LENS WAS MORE EFFICIENT AT COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING LIGHT RAYS AND PRODUCED A BEAM FIVE TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN THE REFLECTOR SYSTEM USED PREVIOUSLY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "9320" incised in hinge and casing surrounding hinge attachment point on lantern exterior. "9320" stamped into metal plate fixed to exterior of lantern body, below threaded latch. "CORNING MADE IN U.S.A." & "0" cast in raised print on glass lens.
- Missing
- MISSING ALL INTERNAL COMPONENTS. PAINTED FINISHES ARE PROBABLY NOTORIGINAL.
- Finish
- LANTERN BODY EXTERIOR HAS BRIGHT RED ENAMEL PAINTED FINISH; INTERIOR IS LIGHT BLUE-GREEN ENAMEL PAINT. CLEAR MOULDED GLASS LENS. FINE SILVER METAL MESH SCREENING VISIBLE BEHIND VENTS ON LANTERN TOP.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lantern, circa 1926–1969, Artifact no. 1966.0887, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0887.001/
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