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hand lamp

hand lamp

Object Name2-part Hand Lamp
Maker Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.
Made FromGlass
Date1870-1890
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown, pressed
SizeH: 18.7 cm, D: 12.9 cm, W (incl. handle): 15.7 cm
Accession Number81.4.90
Credit LineGift in memory of Gertrude Christman Melvin
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless and opalescent glass; ruby glass; brass; mold-blown and pressed. (a) Cylindrical pressed font with opalescent network of colorless "spots" and c-shaped handle, brass kerosene burner marked "P & A/HORNET": (b) mold-blown ruby pear-shaped shade/chimney with vertical ribbing.
Provenance
Source Crandall Melvin Jr. (1928-2003)

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