Figure 12. — Tin lantern, 1864. 



(Smithsonian photo 84721.) 



Figure 13. — Campaign lantern, 

 1864, as shown in patent 1971, 

 issued July 19, 1864. 



Figure 14. — Tin lantern with glass 

 panels, 1864. {Courtesv of The j\ew- 

 Tork Historical Society, New York City.) 



CAMPAIGN LANTERN, 1 864 Figure 13 



No example found. 



Similar in style to the lantern illustrated in figure 

 12, this campaign lantern was patented by I. S. 

 Clough and Vincent Fountain, Jr., of New York, July 

 19, 1864 (patent 1971). There is a medallion-type 

 panel on one side for any portrait; the one illustrated 

 is that of Lincoln wearing a beard, and surrounded 

 by a blue ground on which there are white stars 

 representing the "Union." On the two other sides, 

 there are alternately red and white horizontal stripes 

 representing the field of the flag. On one of the two 

 sides bearing the stripes, is the wording "Lincoln the 

 man." The three sides combined thus make up the 

 design of the American flag with a medallion upon 

 its "Union." Although the author has not seen this 

 particular lantern, a similar four-paneled lantern is 

 owned l)y The New- York Historical Society and is 

 discussed in the following item. 



TIN LANTERN, 1 864 Figure U 



The New- York Historical Society Collections 



This particular lantern is made of tin and only 

 two of the panels contain a design. On one is an 

 engraving of Lincoln wearing a beard, while on the 

 other is an eagle and shield inscribed "L^nion"'; the 

 third side is painted pink, and the fourth is plain. 



CAMPAIGN TORCH, 1 868 Figure 15 



USNM 227739 (Becke- Collection) 



This very plain torch, with a bowl composed of 

 two cups of equal size soldered together, is of the 1868 

 period. On the torch, probably applied by the pa- 

 rader, are the last names of the Republican candidates 

 in the campaign of 1868. The torch bowl measures 

 4 inches in diameter and is 3% inches high. 



TIN TORCH, CIRCA 1 868 Figure 16 



USNM 227739 (Becker Collection) 



This torch has a supporting device of tin with 

 turned edges. It is similar to one in the collection of 

 J. Doyle DeWitt which is claimed to be of the 1868 

 period. The torch is of simple construction and was 

 probably produced very economically. The bowl 

 of the torch is 5 inches high and 4% inches in diam- 

 eter. The supporting device is 8 inches in length. 

 A ri\et fastens the torch to the swinging device. 



DOUBLE-BURNER TIN TORCH, Figure 17 



CIRCA 1868 

 USNM 227739 (Becker Collection) 



A second torch of the type just described, is similar 

 in construction to that in figure 16, but differs in 

 shape, and has two burners instead of the usual one. 

 The torch is fastened to the frame by heavy wire. The 

 two representations of flames have been added 



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