Lamp or heating device, Canterbury, NH

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Object ID:

1956.8221.1a,b

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Makers

Shaker

Description

Lamp or heating device fabricated of tin-plated sheet metal. A rectangular box with filler hole, without a cap, a spout soldered to one end consisting of a tube inserted through end wall at a 30 degree angle extending into reservoir to just below filler hole. A cotton wick extends out of spout end which is covered by a cap of tin-plate. Joints crimped and soldered. There is a 1/8" diameter hole through end wall opposite spout end so reservoir for fuel will not hold fuel as object now stands.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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Shaker Museum Lamp. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=6220. Accessed on September 30, 2024

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