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- Patent Model of Lamp Extinguisher, 1878 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- April 02, 1878
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Lamp Extinguisher, 1878
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- Kerosene Lamp, circa 1880 - 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.
- circa 1880
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Kerosene Lamp, circa 1880
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.
- Kerosene Lamp, 1895-1905 -
- 1895-1905
- Collections - Artifact
Kerosene Lamp, 1895-1905
- Double Arm Student Lamp, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Double Arm Student Lamp, circa 1900
- Kerosene Lamp, circa 1868 -
- circa 1868
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Kerosene Lamp, circa 1868
- Kerosene Lamp, 1860-1875 -
- 1860-1875
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Kerosene Lamp, 1860-1875
- Kerosene Lantern, circa 1875 - "Hot Glass Lanterns" were a type of kerosene lantern used in a barn or agriculture setting. They get their name because as they burn, the air is reused and drawn back into the flame. An early form of a Dietz brand kerosene lantern, it was illustrated in their 1874 catalogue.
- circa 1875
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Kerosene Lantern, circa 1875
"Hot Glass Lanterns" were a type of kerosene lantern used in a barn or agriculture setting. They get their name because as they burn, the air is reused and drawn back into the flame. An early form of a Dietz brand kerosene lantern, it was illustrated in their 1874 catalogue.
- "Monarch" Kerosene Lantern, circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"Monarch" Kerosene Lantern, circa 1910
- Kerosene Bicycle Lamp, circa 1882 - Cyclists in the 1880s placed lamps like this Harvard "King" on one of the hubs or axles of a high-wheel tricycle. The wide space between the wheel's spokes, and the position of the hub closer to the road surface, proved an ideal space for the lamp. The oil lamp lit the nighttime road and alerted other travelers to the vehicle's presence.
- circa 1882
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Kerosene Bicycle Lamp, circa 1882
Cyclists in the 1880s placed lamps like this Harvard "King" on one of the hubs or axles of a high-wheel tricycle. The wide space between the wheel's spokes, and the position of the hub closer to the road surface, proved an ideal space for the lamp. The oil lamp lit the nighttime road and alerted other travelers to the vehicle's presence.
- Patent Model of Kerosene Lamp, 1867 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- May 07, 1867
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Kerosene Lamp, 1867
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.