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1860-1880
GUSN-11910
It has a bale handle with a spiral decoration on a round, and a stepped cap pierced with a circle motif. It has an open wire at the mid-section and the cylindrical base is pierced with a floral motif. It has a flared foot ring and it has been electrified, though it still has a glass fluid lamp in the base.
lanterns (lighting devices)
brass (alloy)
punching (surface marking technique)
stamping (forming)
geometric patterns
spirals (geometric figures)
Brass
Stamped
Punched
Spiral
Geometric
LANTERN
Stamped on the base is: patent applied for.
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
17.375 (H), 5.5 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.119
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