Argand Lamp
notes: label: Description
content: An Argand lamp is an oil lamp based on the design that was patented by Aimé Argand, in France, in 1780. This example came from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. The "Alex Wright and Co., Ltd., Engineer, Westminister" inscription on the case refers to a firm that was in business ca. 1890-1960s, manufacturing industrial and scientific instruments.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: University of Michigan, Department of Chemical Engineering
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.319711
label: catalog number
content: 319711
label: accession number
content: 239025
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Argand Lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 7/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 27.6225 cm x 7.3025 cm x 6.35 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall in case: 2 11/16 in x 11 in x 2 15/16 in; 6.82625 cm x 27.94 cm x 7.46125 cm