Carriage lamp
Category
Vehicle parts & accessories
Date
1901 - 1910
Materials
Metal and glass
Measurements
320 x 115 mm
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 209216
Summary
Iron carriage lamp, Buntafil patent, early 20th century. Black painted tin with bulls-eye lens lit by a spring loaded candle mechanism. Bevelled glass panels to side and hinged reverse. Attached side bracket and two carrying handles
Full description
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Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976)
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse above glass panel: 'Duntafial Patent' Front of lamp bottom corner: Illegible hand-scratched writing possibly indicating ' T/L'