MURDOCH.] 



LAMPS. 



limclieou of porriflge or soiiictliiHj;- of llir soit, i? 

 lamps. Two such lamps Imrniii';- at the (nilinai- 

 to enable one to read ami write witli case w 

 quette, and easily keep rlii' tciiiiicrarnrc bctwrc 

 coldest weather. In tlir rdllcctiou aic tlncr Ikh 

 and one merely a frai;'iiiciit, ami tlncr tiavcliiiii 

 Pig. 47 (No. S'.IST'.I) [STl'I is a typical iioiisr 

 small specimen. It is carved out of snft uiav so 

 long. The back is neatly verrical, while llie li- 

 ward. The back wall is cut down veiticall\ 

 rounded brim and the Cniut curves uradually ii 

 the bottom of the cavity, which is lA inches d: 

 posterior third ot the cavity is occupied by a. II 

 sloping edge about 0-7 inch high. About a tliii 



lOT 



ookedoveilhes. 

 ;ive light en,,ugi 

 titig oil the hail 

 ,llld (;0 ' I', ill the 



,i|hi(ilflilifi'lipU|lit 



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has been broken olV obliquely and iiiemled, as usual, with stitches 

 There are two of these neatly countersunk in channels. The spei-iiiiei 

 has been long in use and is tin. roughly incnistcd with oil ami s,,ot. Ne 



Tills isacoarse.gritty stone, rather s,, ft. but much m.ire ditli.-iilt to worl 

 than the soaiistone. it is rudely worked into s.miefhing the s;ime slia]. 

 asthe ty|.e. but has the cavity but slightly liollowed out, without a sheli 

 and only a little steeper behind than in front. The idea at once sag 

 gests itself that this lamp, wliicii is very old and sooty, was made a 

 Point ['.arrow and was :in at tempt to imitate the imported lamiis will 

 stone obtained IVoi 

 There is. of course. 



beds reported by Lieut, Kay m Kill 



Kailiakand I'.ristol i'.ay in the National Miiseiim are madeof .some 

 gray stone, 



Kig. 4!), Xo. .">(;(;7;! |i;!;'.|. is a t raveling lami id is a miniature < 



large lamp, No. S!I.S7!ll.S7L'|,S-7 inches long. 4-1! wide, and liiudi high 

 of soapstone and without a sludf. The front also is .straighter, am 

 whole more numhlv made. No. S'.t.S.s- ] r_>!»S| is another traveling I 



