Ice skating lamp used in the early 1900s
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Small kerosene lamp with a round brass base and top. The top has vent holes all around and a long, thin wire handle is attached to the top. A clear glass globe sits in the center of the lamp with a small visible wick. There is a small wheel on the outside which turns and moves the wick up and down. This lamp was thought to be used when ice skating outdoors at night at the turn of the 20th century. The donor bought this lamp from Janet Allen, a former U.S. Figure Skating champion. She got it from the estate of Keith Pendell, a friend of hers. The Defiance Lanterns catalog lists a similar lantern, dated 1900-1930s.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Ice Skating
label: level of sport
content: recreational
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.0299.01
label: accession number
content: 2001.0299
label: catalog number
content: 2001.0299.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, ice skating
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 cm x 8.5 cm; 7 3/32 in x 3 11/32 in