On View
Not on viewCandle Lanterns
Date1800s (?)
Terms
- Candle Lanterns
- Iron
- Tin
Dimensions38.07 × 12.69 cm (15 × 5 in.)
Object numberH1541
DescriptionFlat bottom flanged to sides of single piece of tinplate formed into cylinder. Small strip added above and originally below door opening. Door is curved to fit, hinged on right, latch on left. Conical top flanged to sides, one piece soldered with extra piece over seam. On inside top is tinplate washer; outside is piece of tinplate with pressed pattern, and loop handle; all three held together by an iron wire with coiled ends. Loop of chain with 19 "S" links through handle. Pattern of punched holes in tinpalte: four semi-circles on sides, two complete circles on door, three large holes and lines and dots on cone. Wired for electric bulb: candle holder removed, bulb socket screwed to bottom, wire fed through one of holes in cone, switch set in another.