C. F. Spencer Kerosene Lamp Patent Model
date: label: patent date
content: 1878-08-20
name: label: inventor
content: Spencer, Charles F.
notes: label: Description
content: Patented on August 20, 1878, this lamp is the invention of lamp maker Charles F. Spencer. Until 1880 the U.S. Patent Office required both documentation and a three-dimensional working model to demonstrate every invention submitted for a patent. Although it now shows signs of rust and wear, this lamp once served as Spencer’s patent model for an innovative approach to lighting.
place: label: associated place
content: United States: New York, Rochester
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Domestic Furnishings
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
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.331372
label: catalog number
content: 331372
label: patent number
content: 207,314
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp
label: Object Type
content: Lighting Devices
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Object Type
content: Lighting Devices
label: Other Terms
content: lamp; Lighting Devices; Kerosene
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, white (base material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, white (burner material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, white (thumb wheel material)