. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. o I Figures 85 & 86.âLantern, 1894, on left (Smithsonian photo P- 63334). On right, combined torch and cane, 1896 (USNM 227739; Smithsonian photo P- 6479)- ^l^^^l^^^5&ill^2^««^ T* / ^B^ffBBBEjKMBpMBHi^j^^ifcl^jp Figure 87.âCampaign lanterns hanging from the eaves of the McKinley front porch, i8g6. (Photo courtesy uf Library of Congress.) been used on front porches during the campaign rallies of 1896. It is lOJ^ inches high and has a diameter at the bottom of 4% inches. The handle is 6)4 inches high. COMBINED TORCH AND CANE, Figure
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. o I Figures 85 & 86.âLantern, 1894, on left (Smithsonian photo P- 63334). On right, combined torch and cane, 1896 (USNM 227739; Smithsonian photo P- 6479)- ^l^^^l^^^5&ill^2^««^ T* / ^B^ffBBBEjKMBpMBHi^j^^ifcl^jp Figure 87.âCampaign lanterns hanging from the eaves of the McKinley front porch, i8g6. (Photo courtesy uf Library of Congress.) been used on front porches during the campaign rallies of 1896. It is lOJ^ inches high and has a diameter at the bottom of 4% inches. The handle is 6)4 inches high. COMBINED TORCH AND CANE, Figure 86 1896 USNM 227739 (Becker Collection) Termed by the manufacturers, The Pettibone Bros. Mfg. Co., 626 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio, as "The McKinley cane and torch," this torch is made of tin and measures 33)^ inches in length. The head of the cane may be unscrewed to reveal a hidden torch wick. The stick of the cane serves as a recep- tacle for the oil. There is a paper motif pasted around the top of the cane under the head which bears the likenesses of McKinley and Hobart and the legend: â 'ProtectionâSound ; On the reverse side of the motif, which does not appear in the photograph, is the manufacturer's name and the name of the object. TIN TORCH, I goo Figure 8S No example found. The last lightweight parade torch on which a record has been found in the United States Patent Office, this one was patented in 1900 by \Villiam Figure 88.âTin torch, 1900, as shown in patent 653617, issued July 10, 1900. Climsnson and \Villiani D. Winger of Honey Brook ; One of the chief advantages of this invention was the wick which would neither leak oil nor soil the hands, thus indicating that this was a parade torch. The wick, which extended from the bottom of the bowl to the top, was enclosed in a perforated neck made of metal. " The original claim interfered with British patent 9370, issued 1887 on chimneyless lamps; and Aldrich, patent
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