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Lamp, Kerosene

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Title
Lamp, Kerosene
Description
This lamp has a tall cylindrical reservoir which is white glass, handpainted with autumn colored leaves. There is a wheel handle for moving the wick upwards. The base of the lamp is heavy cast iron sporting geometric sunburst, triangular and heartshaped friezes.
Interpretation
Kerosene lamps like this were quite popular in the late 19th century. Kerosene was fuel created from oil developed in the 1860s. It replaced nearly every other kind of lamp fuel in just a few years. Kerosene was such a readily available and popular fuel that lamps became bigger and were more often manufactured than hand made. This lamp is handpainted.
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
  • Kerosene  
  • Kerosene lamp  
  • Camphene  
  • Whale oil  
  • Whales  
  • Whaling  
  • Lighting device  
  • Light  
  • Oil lamp  
Temporal Coverage
1865/1890
Collection Publisher
Early American Museum
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
1968.001.1158
Date Created
2-24-2003
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLamp, Kerosene
DescriptionThis lamp has a tall cylindrical reservoir which is white glass, handpainted with autumn colored leaves. There is a wheel handle for moving the wick upwards. The base of the lamp is heavy cast iron sporting geometric sunburst, triangular and heartshaped friezes.
InterpretationKerosene lamps like this were quite popular in the late 19th century. Kerosene was fuel created from oil developed in the 1860s. It replaced nearly every other kind of lamp fuel in just a few years. Kerosene was such a readily available and popular fuel that lamps became bigger and were more often manufactured than hand made. This lamp is handpainted.
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
  • Kerosene  
  • Kerosene lamp  
  • Camphene  
  • Whale oil  
  • Whales  
  • Whaling  
  • Lighting device  
  • Light  
  • Oil lamp  
Temporal Coverage1865/1890
Collection PublisherEarly American Museum
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier1968.001.1158
Date Created2-24-2003
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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