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Battery Operated Lamp

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1925-1949

GUSN

GUSN-68712

Description

Battery-operated lamp; cylindrical, tapered at the top with a wide, footed base; circular receptacle for batteries underneath.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lamps (lighting devices)
batteries (electrical)
glass (material)
plating (metal coating)
metal
Lamp
Lamp, Electric
Lamp, Battery Operated
Lamp, Battery Operated

Inscription

"[?] CITY, N.J. MADE IN / USA BOND ELEC[TRIC][?]" (stamped)

Additional Identification Number

F346

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

5 1/2 (H), 3 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.19066

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