LAMP, CARRIAGE - FORD O BROWN MODEL
Cylindrical body, closed at one end with a mounting bracket bolted to it. The other end has a round door, hinged at the bottom and a closing clip at the top with a red lens inserted. Midpoint on the left side is a small clear lens held in place by a spring clip.
The oil reservoir and wick is fitted to the lower portion of the horizontal body and protrudes into the cavity. Above this is the chimney and air holes.
The body and bracket were painted green with an undercoat of black.
This carriage lamp was used on Ford Model T vehicles sold in Western Australia from 1908.
Carriage lamp collected by John Davey, a founding member and long time volunteer at History House Museum. It was collected to represent changing technology on early transportation. John recorded the light as having been used in the 1930s. John may have collected the lamp from the family of Sidney 'Syd' and Violet Withnell who lived in the region between the 1950s and 1980s. Sidney's parents owned an orchard in Mundijong in the 1920s and Violet's family had lived in the Mundijong and Byford regions since the 1860s.
The lamp is an oil side fitting type for Ford Model T motor cars, metal/glass, Ford Motor Company, Michigan, USA
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This object is part of a collection that represents how technology has evolved over time and how those changes have impacted on daily life. These changes can relate to common professions or jobs that have either disapeared or appeared i.e. Blacksmiths or electricians. They can relate to how technology has made jobs or tasks easier or more convienient i.e. doing the washing by hand vs an electric washing machine.
