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Lard Lamp
Object/Artifact
Lard lamp with patent pump to force the lard up to the burner. A key (which is missing) would have been used to wind the top post to force the lard. It has a round saucer base, and a cylindrical lard font. The oval burner tube has broken off from the side.
73.164
Genesee Country Village and Museum
circa 1850
United States of America
North America
6-7/8 in
6-3/16 in
Diameter base: 4-1/2
Sheet metal
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