Lady Finds Old Lantern Used By Her Grandfather and The Globe is Still Intact

Lady Finds Old Lantern Used By Her Grandfather and The Globe is Still Intact

  • A Nigerian lady said she discovered an old lantern her father was using many years ago, and it is still good
  • The lady said she remembered when her grandfather used to hide the lantern safely under a chair so that the light would not be too bright
  • Nnamdi Anthonia brought it out, showing that most of the parts, including the globe, were still intact

A Nigerian lady shared a photo of an old lantern she found in their house, which fascinated netizens.

The photo of the latenrn was shared on X by Nnamdi Anthonia who said she remembers her grandfather using it years ago.

Lady shows old lamp she saw in her house.
The lady shares her grandfather's old lamp on X. Photo credit: X/@Anthonia210.
Source: Twitter

One fascinating thing about the old lamp was that most of the parts were still intact, and it could still be used.

Anthonia said the lantern meant a lot to her grandfather, noting that he used to hide it under a chair so it wouldn't be too bright in the night.

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Anthonia wrote:

"Guys look at what I found. This local latern made my childhood. Back in days I remember my grandfather will always hide it behind the chair so it's not too bright at night. Wow, memories."

Many people who saw the post shared their fond memories of the lamp that used to be popular back in the day.

See the post below:

Reactions as lady finds old lamp in her house

@ADOT_TVC said:

"I remember we had two of this. A big and a small one. Every night, I am always assigned to wash the globe; it breaks lasan, and I would just bring out my cane myself. Gen Z go think say na artwork be this lantern bayii."

@Juwondebrah said:

"We use carton to cover ours. Then when we want to pee in out potty, we brighten it and reduce again."

@ZealTMs said:

"I no go get mind chop once I break this globe."

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@iam_macsol said:

"We call these Shade abi wetin dem dey call am. That glass just be like Smart tv for that time, if e spoil for your hand you don d!e."

@IfeanyiGOD001__ said:

"Mistake break the globe first was cautious enough to have not broke any of this lantern glass during my childhood. If not my African mother for do her work."

@DanielRegha said:

"You really don't know what the word "Panic" feels like, until the globe of this lantern cracks or breaks in ur hands; The shouting and trauma that comes with this. The TikTok generation can't relate."

@JacobAmeh6 said:

"When it comes to cleaning de globe...A few seconds later."

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The student, Gabriel Agile, built the solar generator as his final year project, and photos of it are going viral.

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