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Functional object - Kerosene container used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights

  • Grey metal container with a looped handle attached to the sides, as well as a handle on the back of the container with a metal chain attached to it to secure the cap for the container.

    Kerosene container used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights.

  • Back of a grey metal container with a looped handle attached to the sides, as well as a handle on the back of the container with a metal chain attached to it to secure the cap for the container.

    Kerosene container used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights - back view.

  • Grey metal container with a looped handle attached to the sides, as well as a handle on the back of the container with a metal chain attached to it to secure the cap for the container, and a black and white 5 cm scale in the foreground.

    Kerosene container used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights, with a 5 cm scale.

  • Grey metal container with a looped handle attached to the sides, as well as a handle on the back of the container with a metal chain attached to it to secure the cap for the container.
  • Back of a grey metal container with a looped handle attached to the sides, as well as a handle on the back of the container with a metal chain attached to it to secure the cap for the container.
  • Grey metal container with a looped handle attached to the sides, as well as a handle on the back of the container with a metal chain attached to it to secure the cap for the container, and a black and white 5 cm scale in the foreground.

Historical information

The kerosene container is documeted as having been used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights, and is part of the Wodonga Historical Society's railways collection.

Significance

The kerosene container has local significance as it was donated by a Wodonga resident and is part of Wodonga Historical Society's railways collection. It is documented as having been used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights.

Physical description

Grey metal kerosene container with a looped handle attached to the sides, as well as a handle on the back of the container with a metal chain attached to it to secure the cap for the container. Used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights.

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