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  Fries Oil Lamp.JPG - FRIES PATENT LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, font 2 in. high and 2 3/4 in. dia with brass burner screw and burner assembly with wick, 12 in. pivotting hanger arm with pointed tip and hook, patented by Lorenz P. Fries, St. Louis, MO as Patent No. 187,839 on Feb. 27,1877, ex-Tony Moon collection (This patented oil lamp was of such a robust design that the inventor claimed it could be “dropped with impunity with no concern with breakage and without any oil leakage.” The patent specification noted that the lamp was of the type used by brewers and others. It is thought that it made its way into the mines due to its robust construction and pointed/hooked hanger arm.) SEE THE FRIES PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC  
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Fries Oil Lamp | FRIES PATENT LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, font 2 in. high and 2 3/4 in. dia with brass burner screw and burner assembly with wick, 12 in. pivotting hanger arm with pointed tip and hook, patented by Lorenz P. Fries, St. Louis, MO as Patent No. 187,839 on Feb. 27,1877, ex-Tony Moon collection (This patented oil lamp was of such a robust design that the inventor claimed it could be “dropped with impunity with no concern with breakage and without any oil leakage.” The patent specification noted that the lamp was of the type used by brewers and others. It is thought that it made its way into the mines due to its robust construction and pointed/hooked hanger arm.) SEE THE FRIES PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC Download Original Image
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