Blue Bull's Eye for a Railroad Lantern

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Object Details

maker

Macbeth-Evans Glass Company

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Macbeth-Evans Glass Company

date made

est. 1899

1914-1915

circa 1899-1915

ID Number

CE.919

catalog number

919

accession number

58571

catalog number

MT919

Object Name

glass, bull's eye, railroad lantern

signal, railroad

Physical Description

blue, deep (overall color)

glass, transparent (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 13.97 cm

overall: 1 3/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 13.6525 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Charleroi

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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass

Industry & Manufacturing

Art

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-b20c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1436613