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such a lantern is called " Guy Fawkes," from some legendary asso- 

 ciation with that detested character. It is well and strongly made 

 from sheet iron, has a ring for carrying, three dormer ventilators, 

 and a door with catch. A rush candle is shown in the socket. This 

 quaint specimen is about 150 years old. (Cat. No. 130435, Wiltshire, 

 England; Edward Lovett; 17.3 inches (44 cm.) high.) An old horn 

 candle lantern which had belonged to United States Government 

 ship stores was found at Alexandria, Va. This specimen is some- 

 what vaguely given the date of 1812, but may well be older. It is 

 ventilated through the apex of the conical top and the carrying ring 

 band has a shield against the heat. (PI. 27^5, fig. 2, Cat. No. 325626; 

 Walter Hough; 18.9 inches (48 cm.) high.) At a later date sheets 

 of mica came into use and had advantages over horn. The specimen 

 is a two-wick tube lamp lantern of sheet iron, square in form with 

 pyramidal top perforated for ventilation. It has a large band han- 

 dle which distinguishes the arm lantern. Date about 1830. (PI. 46, 

 fig. 3, Cat. No. 178444, Alexandria, Va.; Walter Hough; 17 inches 

 (43 cm.) high.) A folding lantern used in the World War has 

 mica plates (PL 34, fig. 1 ) . Concerning ventilation of lanterns it may 

 be stated that there are draft orifices below and above the light of 

 all except perforated lanterns. Perforated lanterns have been used 

 in America since colonial times and in Europe date much earlier. 

 A typical example of sheet-iron hand-punched in patterns is shown 

 in Plate 28ff, Figure 3. The top is conical, like an extinguisher, and 

 has a circular handle and shield. The lantern has an ordinary candle 

 socket and also a " burn-all " consisting of five pieces of wire set in 

 a circle in a little pan for catching the drip and beneath a wooden 

 plug for fitting in the candle socket. This ingenious device was a con- 

 trivance of the original owner of the lantern. Dr. Charles McLane. 

 The lantern dates somewhat before 1795. (Cat. No. 175597, Morgan- 

 town, W. Va. (Va.) ; Fred C. Hough; 15 inches (38 cm.) high.) A 

 very old punched copper hand lantern comes from central Italy. 

 The top is conical, the handle missing. The decoration is in 

 perforated designs and repoussee. Around the base of the candle 

 socket were eight small holes for ventilation. The handle is of 

 wrought iron riveted to the side of the lantern. The specimen is 

 probably sixteenth century. (PI. 28», fig. 4, Cat. No. 324438, Italy; 

 John W. Butler; 12.4 inches (34 cm.) high, 7.6 inches (19 cm.) 

 diameter.) A rush light shade protector with perforations was 

 used in England about the beginning of the nineteenth century. 

 This protector had a door but no top. A cup containing the tube 

 socket was set in a receptacle on the bottom. (PI. 28a!, fig. 1, Cat. 

 No. 150412, Croydon, England; Edward Lovett; 13 inches (33 cm.) 

 high, 8.6 inches (22 cm.) diameter.) A Moorish candle lantern 



