Whale Oil Lamp
date: label: date made
content: mid 1800s
notes: label: Description
content: From a simple hanging lantern suitable for use in a barn to an elegant blown glass table lamp, whale oil illuminated the homes and businesses of America from the 18th century well past the time of the discovery of petroleum in Pennsylvania in 1859.
label: Description
content: Kerosene and other petroleum products largely replaced whale oil for illumination by the end of the century. However, the use of other whale products for various purposes lasted well into the 20th century.
topic: label: related event
content: Civil War and Reconstruction
label: related event
content: Expansion and Reform
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
label: Exhibition
content: On the Water
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.377184
label: catalog number
content: 377184
label: accession number
content: 136485
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fire-Steel
label: Other Terms
content: Fire-Steel; Fire Making Apparatus
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 in; 16.51 cm x 8.89 cm x 2.54 cm