Oil-Wick Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description
content: This tin oil-wick lamp was manufactured by the Leonard Brothers of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. The Leonard Bros. (also known as T.F. Leonard Co.) advertised their lamps in the 1882 “Engineering and Mining Journal” as being available with three different spout sizes, made of seamless brass without any soldering. This particular lamp has one of the larger spouts, meaning it may have been used by a mule driver inside the mine.
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Grant Wheat Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mary R. Wheat
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8148C
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content: 239148
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content: MHI-MN-8148C
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, oil, cap, mining
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 11.176 cm x 4.064 cm x 13.97 cm