Lamp
John Fisher Memorial Museum
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| Object Name: | Lamp |
| Object Type: | Kerosene |
| Category: | Furnishings |
| Sub-category: | Lighting Device |
| Material: | Metal iron, glass, fibre |
| Technique: | molded, forged, woven |
| Accession Number: | 2013.499.011A/B |
| Museum Collection: | John Fisher Memorial Museum |
| Manufacturer: | The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Co. |
| Origin-Country: | USA |
| Use-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Use-Country: | Canada |
| Description: | Kerosene lamp, silver coloured bowl with a pedestal base that has a row of decorative holes around the bottom. |
| History of Use: | Oil lamps would have been in common use in the Bayswater area until the arival of electricity in the mid 1950's. Many homes still have them today as a back up the electricity One of the most recognized names in lamps is Bradley and Hubbard. The company loosely began in 1852 in Meriden, Connecticut. Technological advances in drilling and refining crude oil in the late 1850's and early 1860's paved the way for the demise of whale oil as a lamp fuel. Nathaniel Bradley saw an opportunity to capitalize on the future of this new fuel. Nathaniel's decision to produce an extensive line of kerosene burning lamps proved to be a wise business decision. Kerosene was soon to become a widely used, safe and relatively inexpensive lamp fuel. |
| Height: | 52,7 |
| Unit-Linear: | cm |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Number of Components: | 2 |
| Component Part Names: | Lamp base and chimney |
| Marks/Labels: | B & H on the cover to the fill hole of the bowl On the wick wheel B & H patented July 1-90, Nov 20-94(the dates are not clear) wick holder metal rim Pat'd Apr 23, 1896, Pat'd Aug 30 1892, Pat'd Dec 31 189-, on the wick turning handle. Patent applied for |
| Institution: | John Fisher Memorial Museum |
| Institution City: | Kingston |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |
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