Magic lantern lamp
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and glass
Measurements
120 mm (height); 80 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669838
Summary
A small metal lamp for use with a magic lantern. The pink enamelled base would appear to have a weight in the bottom to stabilise the lamp. A metal phalange holds a glass bowl which surrounds a metal tube containing a wick. A metal rod, with a round disc at the end, turns up the wick.
Marks and inscriptions
On the disc: 'MADE IN ENGLAND'