General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NICKLED BRASS, IRON BRACKET, GLASS LENS AND SIDE "JEWELS", CERAMIC FISH TAIL BURNER, ALUMINUM REFLECTOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

22.0 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

17.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Badger

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN PURCHASED IN THE EARLY 1900S BUT USED UNTIL THE 1930S

Canada

PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST &MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION/ AN EXAMPLE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CYCLING, & ITS PREVALENCE IN POPULAR CULTURE - IN CANADA AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY

Function

TO BE ATTACHED TO A BICYCLE & USED TO PROVIDE LIGHT; ALSO PROVIDES SIDE WARNING LIGHTS

Technical

PROVIDED SAFE, EFFICIENT & PORTABLE ILLUMINATION FOR CYCLISTS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON WATER RESERVOIR 'THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO./ SOLAR/ KENOSHA, WIS. U.S.A.'/ ON TOP 'SOLAR'/ ENGRAVED ON BOTTOM 'PAT. IN U.S. FEB. 4 1896/ JAN. 31 1899/ FEB. 7 1899/ " " ENGLAND/ FEB. 4 1896/ MAY. 12 1898/ " " CANADA/ JUN. 15 1899'

Missing

HALF OF BURNER BROKEN OFF AND MISSING

Finish

SURFACE IS DULL, DARK GREY, PROBABLY WAS ORIGINALLY PLATED - FEW BITS OF SILVER COLOUR VISIBLE/ RED SIDELIGHT ON EACH SIDE

Decoration

AT TOP MODEL NAME IS ENCIRCLED WITH SCROLLWORK/ ON BACK OF WATER RESERVOIR IS CIRCLE WITH 'RAYS' COMING OUT/ BAND OF VERTICAL LINES AROUND CARBIDE CONTAINER