McKinley-Roosevelt Tin "Dinner Pail" Candle Lantern, 1900
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Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. By 1900, torchlight parades were becoming a thing of the past. Still, backers of Republican William McKinley would have used this lantern at some nighttime festivity.
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. By 1900, torchlight parades were becoming a thing of the past. Still, backers of Republican William McKinley would have used this lantern at some nighttime festivity.
Artifact
Lantern (Lighting device)
Date Made
1900
Subject Date
1900
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.145.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Wire
Wood (Plant Material)
Dimensions
Height: 8.75 in
Diameter: 6 in
Inscriptions
McKINLEY / AND / ROOSEVELT / FOUR YEARS MORE / OF THE / FULL DINNER PAIL
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