Figure 78. — Upright can- 



AND-SOCKET TORCH, ciica 



1888. (Smithsonian photo 

 49926-B.) 



Figure 79. — Beaver-hat torch, \i 

 (Smithsonian photo 49457.) 



Figure 80. — Tin torch, 1888, 

 with campaign medal 

 attached. (Smithsonian 

 photo 49927.) 



UPRIGHT CAN-AND-SOCKET TORCH Figure 78 



US.YM 227739 (Becker Collection) 



Known as a can-and-socket torch, this torch has an 

 oil capacity of 1 pint and has burners of either 

 brass or tin. The torch illustrated is attributed to 

 the campaign of 1888. It has a bowl which measures 

 4% inches high and is 3]i inches in diameter. 



BEAVER-HAT TORCH, 1 888 Figure 79 



USNM 227739 (Becker Collection) 



Similar to the idea patented in 1872 suggesting the 

 Horace Greeley hat, this torch imitates the beaver hat 

 for the Harrison cainpaign of 1888. A slogan was 

 devised around this hat which went as follows: 

 "Grandfather's hat fits Ben. He wears it with 

 dignified grace. So rally around, we'll put Uncle 

 Ben right back in his Grandfather's place." The 

 torch had the burner in the top of the crown and a 

 swinging device, both of which are missing in the 

 photograph. The crown of the hat is 4 inches high 

 with the diameter of the hat being 4!4 inches. The 

 brim is by, inches front to back. 



TIN TORCH, 1888 Figure SO 



USNM 227739 (Becker Collection) 



Obviously, some thoughtful parader fastened an 

 1888 Harrison medal to this torch. The torch Irowl 

 measures 4}^ inches, both in diameter and in height. 



P'igure 8 1 . — Double-swing 

 C.V. torch, circa 1889, 

 as shown in .sales catalog. 



Figure 82. — Supporting 

 frame for torch, 1896, as 

 shown in patent 26200, 

 issued October 20, 1896. 



The burner is made of tin, and the torch is painted 

 red on the upper half of the bo\\l and blue on the 

 bottom. 



DOUBLE-SWING C.V. TORCH, Figure 81 



CIRCA. 1889 



No example found. 



.■\d\ertised as the "C.\'. Double Swing Torch" with 

 a tin i)urner and an oil capacity of 1 !< pints, this torch 

 appears in a trade catalog of 1889. 



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