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Wick

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-21234

Description

White cotton wicks for kerosene lamps, varying lengths and widths. Some have blue ticking down middle. All stored in a square cardboard box covered in white paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wicks
cotton (textile)
Cotton
WICK

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.125 x 7.5 x 7.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4176

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