Lamp, Electric

Object Name:

Lamp, Electric

Object ID:

1992.063.594

Place of Origin:

Cincinnati, OH

Date:

1960-1970

Description:

Electric hanging lamp, used in a pharmacy. Four sides. Metal frame with bronze finish. Four trapezoidal panels, angled outward at top. Three panels are clear glass. The fourth panel is translucent white plastic with red and black lettering: "PRESCRIPTIONS / Rx [on bronze mortar and pestle]". Removable top. All panels are removable. Printed decal on socket support: "THIS DISPLAY PRODUCED BY / THE OHIO ADVERTISING / DISPLAY CO. / CINCINNATI, OHIO".With lightbulb, cord, and plug.

Material:

Metal
Brass

Dimensions:

H-11.5 W-9.3 D-9.3 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, NH. Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. The collection also includes manuscripts, books, photographs, and printed ephemera, transferred to NHHS library (1992-068).

Credit Line:

Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood

People:

Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988), Roberts, George C., Knox, Fred L.

Subjects:

Pharmacies, Pharmacists, Drugstores, Electric lighting