Kerosene Lamp, circa 1880

Summary

Miniature lamps burned kerosene, a fuel popular after the Civil War. These lamps were marketed with a pressed glass font in a variety of colors -- white, milk glass or teal. It would be used as a bedside lamp or carried from room to room.

Miniature lamps burned kerosene, a fuel popular after the Civil War. These lamps were marketed with a pressed glass font in a variety of colors -- white, milk glass or teal. It would be used as a bedside lamp or carried from room to room.

Artifact

Kerosene lamp

Date Made

circa 1880

Creators

Storm Brothers 

Place of Creation

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 

Creator Notes

Attributed to Storm Brothers of Philadelphia

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

74.49.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. B. Woodruff Weaver.

Material

Opaque white glass
Glass (Material)
Brass (Alloy)

Color

White (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 6 in

Diameter: 2.25 in

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