Two-wick magic lantern light source
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Two-wick magic lantern light source

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Two-wick magic lantern light source

ca. 1898
Metal and cloth
Overall: 8 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 8 3/4 in., 1.4 lb. (22.2 × 10.8 × 22.2 cm, 0.6 kg)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1977.0415.0213
DescriptionMetal, vaulted, two wick oil lamp with oil reservoir, cotton wicks, advancement knobs and flue.
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on bottom of lamp: 77:415:213

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