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Wide Awake campaign torch
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1850-1860
- Materials:
- metal, wood
- Measurements:
- overall: 34 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0177
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Turned wooden campaign torch is painted black and features an urn-shaped top with a metal lantern insert. The lantern features a key that opens the short flue. There is an unfinished wooden knob at the end of the shaft. A Maryland family history states that this torch was carried in Abraham Lincoln's inaugural parade. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
