nursery lamps
- Scope note
- Devices that are a combination of a dark lantern, night light, heater for food, milk, or shaving water, candleholder (in handle), and tinder box, usually made of tinned sheet iron. Based on a patented design of William Howe of Boston, 1812. Use also for earlier European examples partially or wholly of ceramic.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024