N° d'objet
59/200
Description
Carriage lamps were used on almost any type of carriage, with one fastened on each side of the vehicle near the front. This lamp is rectangular in shape with ventilation holes at the top. It dates from the mid-nineteenth century. It belonged to the donor's grandfather, Thomas Pither, a Reading hansom cab driver, who used the lamp to see the fares handed up to him through an opening in the roof of the cab.
Description physique
1 lamp: metal (brass); good condition - cracked glass
Date
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Période de création
Mid-nineteenth century
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Dimensions
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2730.tif - High resolution image
