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Maker(s):Unknown
Title:Carriage Lights
Type:Lighting Device; Lighting Tools and Equipment
Materials:brass, tin, glass
Measurements:Length overall 22 in. Diam. at windows 7 7/8 in.
Accession Number:  MH SK B.13.N.34.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Label Text:
A pair of very fine old carriage lights in brass and heavy lacquered tin. Six oval, bevelled, heavy glass windows, one of which hinges up for a door. Holes at the bottom and top for draft. Equipped for 1 1/16" diameter candles, with long socket receptacle containing a spring to keep the candle at the proper height. Tops of both and bottom receptacle of one are missing. Length overall 22". Diam. at windows 7 7/8". Cat. 7/11/1934.

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