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OBJECT TYPE: FIXED LAMP OR BEACON/LIQUID FUEL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0215.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (INCLUDING GALVANIZED SHEET METAL, ANGLE IRON, COPPER & BRASS); GLASS LAMP CHIMNEY AND COVER. WOVEN FABRIC WICK.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 62.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 105.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHT SOURCE BELIEVED USED AS A MARKER OR BEACON.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF LARGE MARINE LANTERN. SIMILAR LOOKING LANTERNS WERE USED ON RAILWAY AND TROLLEY CARS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "1841" incised in bracket supporting suspension bracket. "2" handwritten in pencil on lantern casing top and door. Several pencil lines also visible on various areas of case.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: GALVANIZED SHEET METAL HAS NATURAL FINISH; SUSPENSION BRACKET AND ANGLE IRON MOUNTING BRACKETS ON BACK PAINTED BLACK; COPPER FRAME SURROUNDS CASE FRONT.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lantern, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0215, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1966.0215.001/

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