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1999.33.34

Lamp made from a Pepsi cola can.

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1999.33.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lamp made from a Pepsi cola can.
Long description
Lamp made from a Pepsi cola can. The lamp has rounded sides and a flat base.The main body of the lamp is made from the lower half of a Pesi cola drink can. At the top end of the lamp there is a removable nozzle through which has been threaded a cotton wick. This nozzle is removed when the lamp is being filled. There is a strip of tin attached to the upper edge. This strip has been perforated once. The strip is used to mount the lamp on a wall by a nail. Around the sides of the lamp and over most of the nozzle it is possible to see the printed designs and writing on the outside of the original lamp. The Pepsi can comes originally from Dubai. [MdeA 10/11/99]
Person
Field collector Marina de Alarcón
Field collector Mark Axworthy
PRM source Marina de Alarcón
Date / Period
Date made: Before 22/09/1999
Date collected
22 September 1999
Acquisition information
Purchased: 18/10/1999
Materials and processes
Material Tin Metal, Material Pigment, Process Recycled, Process Printed
Dimensions
Height 85 mm, Diameter 63 mm base
Object numbers
Accession number: 1999.33.34

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