Trench lantern
date: label: Date
content: 1914-1918
name: label: Created by
content: Portia, British
notes: label: Description
content: A trench lantern lighting device made of a glass bulb, with metal wick opening and a glass cover. The rope can be seen through the glass and goes through the metal opening at the top of the lantern creating a wick. A collar of fogged glass connects the metal and glass bulb bottom. A gold colored metal tip covers the top. [BRITISH MADE / PORTIA] is impressed on the base of the lantern. The top of the lantern is made of fogged glass that fades into clear glass at the top. Burn marks can be seen inside the glass.
place: label: Place made
content: England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.4ab
objectType: label: Type
content: lanterns (lighting devices)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: glass, metal and rope
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (4a): 4 1/4 × 3 × 3 in. (10.8 × 7.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (4b): 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (6.4 × 3.8 cm)