 | Pair of Green-Painted Tin Whale Oil Lamps
Pair green-painted tin whale oil lamps. Saucer bases and tin shades; shades are mounted on a strap that fits into a socket on the back of the font; brass burners. |
 | Pair of Sheffield Plate Peg Lamps
Pair of Sheffield plate (silver on copper) peg lamps. Pear shaped fonts, reversed. Heavy band at shoulder, font appears to be made in two sections joined at the heavy band. Font mounted on a 1" ferrule or collar. Two short wick holders for whale oil wicks. These burners are also silver on copper. |
 | Vapor Lamp
Astral table lamp for burning fluid in vapor burners. Square marble base supports gilded spiraled tubular shaft surmounted by an ovoid reservoir lacquered brown. Screw stopper in top. 2 S-curved tubular branches with gilded rococo ornamentation extend left and right from shaft. At end of each is... |
 | Kinnear Type Lard Lamp by S. N. & H. C. Ufford, Boston,...
Lard lamp with circular cast iron base pierced with a diamond design; base is bolted to a tubular tin stem and a tin lens-shaped font, flat on the top; light brown asphaltum finish on tin elements; broad flat central wick tube with slots for wick adjustment; small wick tube at one side for a night... |
 | Smith & Stonesifer Patent Pump Lamp for Burning Lard by...
Japanned tin pump lamp for burning lard with stamped saucer base; cylindrical font with loop handle and secondary reservoir containing a flat wick; a screw operated piston in the main reservoir forces unmelted lard up the secondary reservoir and into contact with the heated copper wick tube; the... |
 | Lard Lamp by Webb
Tin lard lamp with stamped saucer base, central tubular stem topped by a cylindrical font with a domed, stamped top; flat double wick tubes; loop handle on stem; brass knob riding in slot in stem to adjust the air draft; painted pale green with blue striping on font and gold (?) brush strokes on... |
 | Pair of Argand Lamps by Hooper, Boston
This pair of bronze lamps with Argand burners was made by Henry Hooper of Boston about 1835-1840. They were something of a luxury and would have graced the fireplace mantels of more gracious homes in the city or elegant houses like the Salem Towne House in the country. They produced significantly... |
 | Sheet Iron Betty Lamp marked D. Huxthal & Son
Sheet iron "betty lamp" of rivetted construction, shaped like a keyhole; top and bottom plates are rivetted to four posts soldered to sidewalls; forged iron hanging bracket rivetted at base to body of lamp; attached to iron hook at top with wire loop; 3 link wire wick pick. Hinged cover over spout... |
 | Japanned Tin Petticoat or Stand Lamp
Egg-shaped font soldered to flared skirt; filler tube soldered to font and handle soldered to font and base obscuring joint in both; truncated cone soldered to bottom of font inside skirt base so that lamp can be mounted in the socket of a candlestick; stamped brass filler cap and 2 tube burner,... |
 | Clear Pressed Glass Burning Fluid Lamp
Clear, pressed glass burning fluid lamp with original pewter collar, burner, caps and chain, with 2 splayed brass wick tubes. Hexagonal base, scalloped on each face, hexagonal urn-shaped standard connected with a wafer to a tapering, cylindrical font. Serrated ring at bottom with overall diamond... |
 | Brass Travelling Lamp with Cover
Shallow spun brass font with single tube threaded brass burner and threaded brass burner cap. Font stands on a raised rim with knurled upper edge above which is a coarse thread that receives cylindrical spun brass cover. Lamp is quite plain except for knurled edges and small raised bead on top of...
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