Oil Lamp
Oil lamp with glass chimney and wooden shape. For use with children's magic lantern.
Bing was a Nuremburg-based toy manufacturing company particularly known for their toy steam engines, trains, dolls house furniture and magic lanterns. They began advertising small tin-made magic lanterns for domestic use in 1886. By 1914, Bing employed 5000 people and was their goods were sold around the world.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1978-135/4
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), white metal (unknown) and glass
- Measurements:
-
lamp: 180 mm 50 mm,
shape: 60 mm x 104 mm
- type:
- oil lamp
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
