Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This oil-wick cap lamp is a patent model constructed by William Pratt of Baltimore, Maryland that received patent number 18704 on November 24, 1857. The oil-wick cap lamp was first invented in Scotland in 1850 and in use until the 1920’s. The font contained a mix of fat and oil for fuel, and a wick was inserted into the spout. The resulting flame was much brighter and more efficient than the candles it replaced. This lamp has a handle rather than a hook, indicating it was meant to be held rather than worn on a cap.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-9735
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-9735
- accession number
- 88881
- patent number
- 018704
- Object Name
- lamp, oil, mining
- mining lamp
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 6 in x 3 in; 8.89 cm x 15.24 cm x 7.62 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872378
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-de7f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
