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astral lamps (Argand lamps, vertical wick lamps, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Lamps with a ring-shaped reservoir and central Argand burner or burners; the name was originally used for hanging lamps, thus the name astral from star. |
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astral lamps (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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astral lamp (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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annular French lamps (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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astrals (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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lamp, astral (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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lamps, annular French (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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lamps, astral (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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astraallampen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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astraallamp (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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lampe astrale (C,U,French-P,AD,U,FSN)
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Astrallampen (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Astrallampe (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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astrales (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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astral (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
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........ Furnishings (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........................................ Argand lamps (G) |
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............................................ astral lamps (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Lampen met een cirkelvormig reservoir en één of meer Argandbranders in het midden. De term werd oorspronkelijk gebruikt voor hanglampen, zodoende de naam astraal, die is afgeleid van ster . |
German ..... Lampe mit einem ringförmigen Behälter und einem oder mehreren Argandbrennern in der Mitte; der Name wurde ursprünglich für Hängelampen verwendet, deshalb der auf die Gestirne hinweisende Name Astral. |
Spanish ..... Lámparas con un depósito en forma de anillo y un quemador central Argand o quemadores; el nombre fue originalmente usado para lámparas colgantes, de ahí el nombre astral de estrella. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[VP Preferred] |
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Darbee, Glossary of Old Lamps (1974) illustration |
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Hobard, Early Lighting in New England (1964) illustration, 52 |
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Hough, Collection of Heating and Lighting Utemsils (1928) 72 |
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (1978) 113 |
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Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging (2010) |
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Personal Communication Anne Serio, Curator, National Museum of American History, 12/92 |
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Russell, Heritage of Light (1968) 83 |
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Smithsonian Institute Annual Report (1846-1964) 397, 1951 Smithsonian Institution Annual Report |
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Thwing and Daniels, Dictionary of Old Lamps (1952) illustration |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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