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Lighter, Cigar

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Title
Lighter, Cigar
Description
An elaborately decorated small lamp in the shape of an ancient lamp, like the one like that which belonged to the legendary Aladdin. It has a single wick opening. This is, in fact a cigar lighter.
Interpretation
By the end of the 19th century, the small individual oil lamp had been replaced by kerosene lamps, gas lighting and even in some places electrical lamps. The ancient form of lamp, which was still used for whale oil and camphene lamps became used for something as insignificant as a cigar lighter.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • What's That Relic?  
  • Introduction of Artifacts as a Primary Source  
  • School Museum  
  • Inventions Multimedia Time Line  
  • Whaling Slide Show  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Subject / Keywords
  • Cigar lighter  
  • Cigars  
  • Cigar industry  
  • Camphene  
  • Whale oil  
  • Whales  
  • Whaling  
  • Lighting device  
  • Light  
  • Oil lamp  
Temporal Coverage
1860/1890
Collection Publisher
Early American Museum
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
1968.001.0975
Date Created
2-24-2003
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLighter, Cigar
DescriptionAn elaborately decorated small lamp in the shape of an ancient lamp, like the one like that which belonged to the legendary Aladdin. It has a single wick opening. This is, in fact a cigar lighter.
InterpretationBy the end of the 19th century, the small individual oil lamp had been replaced by kerosene lamps, gas lighting and even in some places electrical lamps. The ancient form of lamp, which was still used for whale oil and camphene lamps became used for something as insignificant as a cigar lighter.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • What's That Relic?  
  • Introduction of Artifacts as a Primary Source  
  • School Museum  
  • Inventions Multimedia Time Line  
  • Whaling Slide Show  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Subject / Keywords
  • Cigar lighter  
  • Cigars  
  • Cigar industry  
  • Camphene  
  • Whale oil  
  • Whales  
  • Whaling  
  • Lighting device  
  • Light  
  • Oil lamp  
Temporal Coverage1860/1890
Collection PublisherEarly American Museum
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier1968.001.0975
Date Created2-24-2003
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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