Kerosene Lamp Chimney
c. 1870
19th Century
10 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
glass
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Ellen Ely
Accession Number:
1972.1.14
A clear glass lamp chimney. The bottom of the chimney has straight sides. About 1 1/2" from the bottom the chimney bulges. This type of lamp chimney fit on the pronged burners which were introduced in the 1870s and continued to be used for several decades. This chimney is marked, "Cristal."