made at Wandsworth, London
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Mantle for gas lamp
A mantle is a dome-shaped mesh used to increase illumination in a gas or oil lamp. This mantle for a gas lamp (pictured here with its card box) was made around 1920 at the Veritas Gas Mantle Works at Wandsworth in London.
The mantle consists of a dome of cream gauze tied onto a fireclay mount in the form of a ring with three outward-turned lugs. The box is printed on each face in red. On the front is 'VERITAS / ALPHA / INVERTED MANTLE / NO. 73769 / UNIVERSAL FITTING'.
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000-100-102-363-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.MGO 5 A |
Date: |
Around 1920 c. 1920 c. 1920
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Cardboard, cream. Inscription: Two faces: Trademarks of the company / top: instructions for fitting / bottom: MADE FROM / ARTIFICIAL SILK / front: VERITAS / ALPHA / INVERTED MANTLE / NO. 73769 / UNIVERSAL FITTING / VE Gauze, cream; white composition
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1.60" H x 1.25" D 2.50" x 2.25" x 2.10"
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Mantle, gas lamp Mantle, gas lamp / box
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Who: |
Veritas Gas Mantle Works, Wandsworth, London, S.W. (Maker) Veritas Gas Mantle Works, Wandsworth, London, S.W. (Maker)
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England, London England, London
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Mantle for a gas lamp, consisting of a dome of cream gauze tied onto a support in the form of a ring with three outward turned lugs, made at the Veritas Gas Mantle Works, Wandsworth, c. 1920 Original cardboard box for a gas lamp mantle, printed on each face in red, from the Veritas Gas Mantle Works, Wandsworth, London, c. 1920
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