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Subiaco Museum > Records

LAMP: SMALL NIGHT LIGHT, BLUE

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c. 1920

Overview

Lamp and Shade: Two small night lights, one red, one blue, both with bulb shaped white opaque glasses. From the home of Mrs Morris's parents- in-law, 11 Hamilton Street, Subiaco.
A) Lamp base, red painted tin, with a weighted bottom to help prevent tipping over. Base is bowl shaped with a defined lip on the upper edge which joins a slightly dome shaped top. Screwing into this at the top centre is a brass fitting containing a small round wick holder and wick; a winder for raising and lowering the wick; and a decorative support for the lamp glass.
B) Opaque white lamp glass with small lip to fit inside support on base. This wells into a short wide glass which tapers towards a narrow upper opening.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.736.2a-b

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Keywords

Photographed 2023

Year

c. 1920

Statement of significance

Lighting equipment - Kerosene lamps used by Mrs Morris's parents-in-law.

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