Hubert Duca Blacksmith Shop
Title:
Dietz kerosene lantern
Catalog Number:
1991.40
Notes:
Production date: S-11-41.
Description:
Dietz No. 2 D-Lite kerosene lantern with an original glass globe.
Date:
1941
Size:
H-14 W-8 inches
Made:
Dietz, Syracuse, N.Y.
KID TALK:
There were no electric lights in the Duca Blacksmith Shop. Kerosene lanterns like this one could be hung in place. The glass globe moves up and down when lighting. Kerosene in the tank weeps through the wick which burns to give off the light inside the globe.
Subjects:
Lanterns
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