Oil-Wick Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description
content: The lamp was manufactured by J. Anton and Son of Monongahela, Pennsylvania between 1905 and 1918. J. Anton and Son marketed their lamps under the trade name of U.S.A. Eagle, and there is an image of an eagle impressed on the lamp. Around the eagle is the engraving “U.S.A EAGLE / JANTON & SON / MONONGAHELA, PA.” The lamp’s long spout has a circular bezel to protect wearer’s cap from drippings.
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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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-8148E
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content: 239148
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content: MHI-MN-8148E
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, oil, cap, mining
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in x 1 13/16 in x 4 in; 8.636 cm x 4.572 cm x 10.16 cm