. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 21.âPatent model of 1876 tin torch. (Smithsonian photo 50551.) â igure 22.âBroom torch, 1876, ; shown in patent q4ti, issued August i, 1876. (Smithsonian photo 5320)9.) Figure 23.â model of 1876 tin torch. (Smithsonian photo 50549.) recently for effect and are in no way associated with the original device. The torch bowl is 6 inches in diameter at the top, 3 inches at the bottom, 5% inches high, and the supporting frame is 7 inches high. SM.^LL TIN TORCH, CIRCA 1868 Figure IS L'S\.\I 227739 (Becker Collection) Of a smaller s
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 21.âPatent model of 1876 tin torch. (Smithsonian photo 50551.) â igure 22.âBroom torch, 1876, ; shown in patent q4ti, issued August i, 1876. (Smithsonian photo 5320)9.) Figure 23.â model of 1876 tin torch. (Smithsonian photo 50549.) recently for effect and are in no way associated with the original device. The torch bowl is 6 inches in diameter at the top, 3 inches at the bottom, 5% inches high, and the supporting frame is 7 inches high. SM.^LL TIN TORCH, CIRCA 1868 Figure IS L'S\.\I 227739 (Becker Collection) Of a smaller size, but of the same general construc- tion as those in figures 16 and 17, this torch bears a lamp-type burner marked "Meriden B. Miller & Co., ; The torch bowl is only 2]'% inches high and has a diameter of approximately 2Js inches. GREELEY HAT TORCH, Figure W 1872 No example found. A most unusual and interesting campaign torch is this one patented in 1872 by Thomas Adams of Hudson City, New Jersey. Shaped like the crown of a soft hat, with a burner in the upper part and with the base of the lamp designed like the brim of a hat, this torch was made to resemble Horace Greeley's hat. The staff or carrying pole forms no part of the design. COMBINED TORCH AND Figure 20 CANDLE HOLDER, 1876 No example found. By 1876, torchlight parades were nearing their peak and during that year some five or more improved or different torches appeared. This type was patented by Augustus Tufts of Maiden, Massachusetts, in 1876. This in\ention consisted of a comijined torch and holder for Roman candles, colored lights, and rockets.^ TIN TORCH, 1876 Figure 21 USNM 332317 (Patent model) George F. Hollis of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1876 patented this improvement in the swinging torches by adding a double-swing device made of wire rather than the old type made of sheet metal. The bowl of this torch measures 4 inches high and has a 5-inch diameter; the diameter of the wire
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