USLH Lamp Shop round brass box with hinged lid. Circa 1900.  Container used by the United States Lighthouse Establishment or Service lighthouse keeper for use of small items.  3 and 1/8 inches in diameter and 1 inch high.   Lid moves freely and gently snaps shut.    Small dings.  Tarnished.  As found condition.  Ultra rare.

Stamped on the bottom: U.S.L.H. Depot 3. Dist Staten Island, NY Lamp Shop.

$550

United States Lighthouse Establishment / Service
The United States Lighthouse Establishment was created and operated under the Department of the Treasury in 1789.

In 1910 the name was changed to the the United States Lighthouse Service.

The United States Lighthouse Service was abolished and merged into the United States Coast Guard in 1939.

 
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Wight N. Manning
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French & Indian Wars - Revolutionary War
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