General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NICKLED BRASS/ GLASS "JEWELS"/ CERAMIC FISH TAIL BURNER

Dimensions

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

Length

19.5 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

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Kenosha

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED FROM THE EARLY 1900S TO THE 1930S

Canada

PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION/ AN EXAMPLE OFTHE 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

Technical

PROVIDES SAFE, EFFICIENT & PORTABLE ILLUMINATION FOR CYCLISTS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON TOP 'SOLAR'/ ON WATER RESERVOIR 'THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO./ SOLAR/ KENOSHA. WIS. U.S.A.'/ 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

LENS & PIECE FROM TOP OF WATER RESERVOIR

Finish

NICKEL PLATE QUITE SCRATCHED & RUBBED OFF IN PLACES, SHOWS BRASS COLOUR UNDERNEATH & AREAS DARKENED & RUSTY IN PLACES/ ONE RED & ONE GREEN SIDELIGHT

Decoration

ON TOP MODEL NAME IS SURROUNDED BY SCROLLWORK/ ON WATER RESERVOIR IS CIRCLE WITH 'RAYS' COMING OUT FROM IT/ BAND OF VERTICAL LINES AROUND CARBIDE CONTAINER