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Camphene Lamp
Object/Artifact
Camphene lamp. Wire hanger attached to narrow tin strap back piece with a tin body and brass threads in spout to accommodate the brass camphene burner with its wick adjuster. Chain minus its cap hangs from the shaft of the wick adjuster.
76.152.8
Genesee Country Village and Museum
1860 - 1870
6 in
3-1/4 in
3-1/4 in
Tin
Brass