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Globular glass reservoir held between four painted tin posts and pierced square tin plates, iron bail handle with a tin collar; painted red, white and blue; globe holds wick and long metal collar.
torches (lighting devices)
kerosene lamps
glass (material)
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Tin
Glass
Painted
Molded
Lamp, Kerosine
Molded on glass reservoir: ""A&W Mfg Co. Chicago JAN. 27-80"".
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
A & W Manufacturing Co. (Maker)
Chicago, IL, USA
7 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.224
Illinois (United States)
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