Carbide Cap Lamps/Schneiders Lamp RSide

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Schneiders Lamp RSide.JPG - SCHNEIDER’S LAMP - Brass cap lamp with braces, 3 3/4 in. to top of water control lever, 1 15/16 in dia. smooth side bottom, 2 1/2 in. dia. brass reflector with hexagonal shape set screw mounting adapter, marked on top SCHNEIDER’S LAMP PATENT PENDING with water lever OFF and ON marks, appears unfired; ex-Henry Pohs collection (The Schneider’s Lamp is a very hard to find carbide lamp. Very little is known about the lamp but E. Schneider & Co. was established in 1842 and incorporated in 1881 as a manufacturer of candles in Chicago, IL. The Great Inter-State Exposition of 1873 lists Schneider at McGregor and Wallace Streets in Chicago as an exhibitor of Star, Coach, Sperm and Tallow candles. The 1906 American Trade Index lists Schneider & Co. at 277 Dearborn Street and producing Stearic Acid and Stearine candles, primarily for mining, saponified red oil (oleic acid) and crude glycerine. Later, the Book of Chicagoans (pg 597) by A. N. Marquis identifies Anthony Schmitt as president of the company in 1911 with offices in the Fisher Building. Schneider was then listed as a manufacturer of candles, glycerine and oleic acid. The origin of the Schneider’s Lamp is thought to be in the late 1910s. As noted by Dave Thorpe, the fact that Schneider’s components are very similar to parts used by the Justrite Mfg. Co. and that Justrite was also located in Chicago makes it likely that Justrite manufactured the lamp stamped Schneider’s Lamp. The base of the very early The Justrite cap lamp fits perfectly on the Schneider’s top. The Schneider’s Lamp is represented in collections with both a smooth sided base as shown here and a more interesting base with bumps circling the bottom. Lamps with and without cap braces are also known. It’s an interesting lamp with a history yet to be written. See Thorpe, Carbide Light, pg 227)

Schneiders Lamp RSide | SCHNEIDER’S LAMP - Brass cap lamp with braces, 3 3/4 in. to top of water control lever, 1 15/16 in dia. smooth side bottom, 2 1/2 in. dia. brass reflector with hexagonal shape set screw mounting adapter, marked on top SCHNEIDER’S LAMP PATENT PENDING with water lever OFF and ON marks, appears unfired; ex-Henry Pohs collection (The Schneider’s Lamp is a very hard to find carbide lamp. Very little is known about the lamp but E. Schneider & Co. was established in 1842 and incorporated in 1881 as a manufacturer of candles in Chicago, IL. The Great Inter-State Exposition of 1873 lists Schneider at McGregor and Wallace Streets in Chicago as an exhibitor of Star, Coach, Sperm and Tallow candles. The 1906 American Trade Index lists Schneider & Co. at 277 Dearborn Street and producing Stearic Acid and Stearine candles, primarily for mining, saponified red oil (oleic acid) and crude glycerine. Later, the Book of Chicagoans (pg 597) by A. N. Marquis identifies Anthony Schmitt as president of the company in 1911 with offices in the Fisher Building. Schneider was then listed as a manufacturer of candles, glycerine and oleic acid. The origin of the Schneider’s Lamp is thought to be in the late 1910s. As noted by Dave Thorpe, the fact that Schneider’s components are very similar to parts used by the Justrite Mfg. Co. and that Justrite was also located in Chicago makes it likely that Justrite manufactured the lamp stamped Schneider’s Lamp. The base of the very early The Justrite cap lamp fits perfectly on the Schneider’s top. The Schneider’s Lamp is represented in collections with both a smooth sided base as shown here and a more interesting base with bumps circling the bottom. Lamps with and without cap braces are also known. It’s an interesting lamp with a history yet to be written. See Thorpe, Carbide Light, pg 227)

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