Lantern, Ship's
Object number2010.107.8
Date1876-1900
MediumMetal, glass
Credit LineTransfer from Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
DescriptionGlobular glass steamboat lantern in metal case. Blue glass. Hinged top with hanging handle.Dimensions15.5 x 29.2499 in. (39.4 x 74.3 cm)Inscriptions"FP2000.1.2" on bottom.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of steamboat related artifacts that date to the 1870s and recall Pittsburgh and this region’s prominence as a commercial and shipping center, inland port, first gateway west, and center of steamboat and steam engine manufacturing.
On View
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T.W. and Company, Inc.
T.W. and Company, Inc.
Perkins Marine Lamp and Howe Corporation
1830-1860
1800-1820