Manufactured by
Press, American
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
opaque white glass with metal and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10 15/16 × 5 3/16 × 5 3/16 in. (27.8 × 13.2 × 13.2 cm)
Description
A milk glass table lamp from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The table lamp has a gold toned socket, neck, and locknut at the top. It has a black push through switch and a white, milk glass body. Along the side of the socket is upside down, stamped text that reads [660W-250V F[in circle]] and [PRESS / UL [in circle]]. The body is ginger jar shaped and the milk glass is molded in a quilted diamond pattern. The base of the lamp is gold toned metal and attached at the bottom and threaded through a hole in the side of the base is a white cord with a white plastic plug with two (2) metal prongs.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
table lamps
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Ornamentation
Recreation
Segregation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.36
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d3b30533-5943-4420-bbee-3ffd47d8fc48

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