Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Lamp, Battery Operated |
Other Name |
Girl Scout Camping Light |
Description |
Part A: Base of lamp. Roughly a rectangular solid shape with top end open. Along one of the vertical sides is a molded rounded corner. Made of bright orange plastic. Inside is empty except for a coiled section of brass wire and a rectangular section of corrugated cardboard. Outside at two top edges are small elongated oval holes with raised downward facing arch shapes with horizontal ridges. One side at top center has white outline of a trefoil with the letters, "GS" in center. Logo pressed into bottom right corner on same side as "GS" logo is text reading,"EVEREADY". Underside lists technical specifications and operating instructions. This portion would hold the battery. Part B: Cap for the base and light assembly. Roughly square in shape. Bottom section made of bright orange molded plastic with the underside cover having a U shaped brass plate. Corner of orange molded area has a rounded shape and houses a telescoping white plastic rod with two inset vertical brass wires. White rod attached at top to a white plastic square with a rounded corner and a sightly raised domed top. Underside of white top has a clear square plastic shallow lens with frosted sides and a clear underside. Inside lens is a small spherical bulb. Top of rounded white corner has text pressed into plastic in grey letters reading, "LIFT HERE". |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
ART.2008.027.010A-B |
Material |
Plastic/Dyes/Glass/Brass/Ink |
Search Terms |
Girl Scouts Lighting Organizations Camping |
Relation |
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