Lamp, oil

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/KEROSENE
DATE: 1900–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2029.001

MANUFACTURER: Lucas, Joseph Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Birmingham, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & GLASS, FIBRE WICK INSIDE

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.4 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Lucas
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Birmingham

Context

Country: Worldwide
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 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
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT ENGRAVED 'JOSEPH LUCAS LTD/ BIRMINGHAM/ ENGLAND.'/ ON BASE 'MADE IN ENGLAND'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINT (?), CONSIDERABLY CHIPPED OFF, SILVER-GREY UNDERNEATH
Decoration: ON TOP IS RAISED IMAGE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HERALDIC-STYLE UNICORN

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Lucas, Joseph Ltd., Lamp, oil, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 1987.2029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.2029.001/

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