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Figures 85 & 86. — Lantern, 1894, 

 on left (Smithsonian photo P- 

 63334). On right, combined 

 torch and cane, 1896 (USNM 

 227739; Smithsonian photo P- 

 6479)- 



Figure 87. — Campaign 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: 

 ■'Protection — Sound Money." 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 W. 



Figure 88. — Tin torch, 

 1 900, as shown in patent 

 653617, issued July 10, 

 1900. 



Climsnson and \Villiani D. Winger of Honey Brook 

 Pennsylvania." 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 173893 

 issued April 11, 1876, on torches. 



For sale by the .Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

 Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price 70 cents 



