Artist: Anonymous, Catalan
Museum: Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre (Irun, Spain)
Technique: Glass
Set of five lanterns. They are of different types, according to the places where they were to be used (mines, ships, etc.). They basically consist of a wick atop a fuel tank contained in a glass case to protect the flame from the wind. The glass case is covered with a metal hood to let smoke out and oxygen in. On top, there is a handle or hook for hanging or carrying the lantern. Some lanterns have metalwork to protect the glass, since they were generally used in open or work areas. One was manufactured in Manchester, and another in Arenys de Mar (Barcelona).Until electricity and battery torches became common in the early decades of the twentieth century, fixed and mobile lighting required a naked flame fuelled by different materials, in candelabras, oil lamps, lanterns, etc. It was a generally expensive method, which did not usually provide a clear light. Such lights were also a major fire hazard. These pieces are from the Provincial Government of Gipuzkoa
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