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  Aluminum NO MELT.JPG - NO MELT - Rare cast aluminum face lamp marked NO MELT vertically on side of font, lid marked JULY 27, 1909, 2 3/8 in. tall to the top of the lid, 1 3/4 in. base dia. (This is the only marked cast aluminum oil wick lamp; the patent date of July 27, 1909 refers to patent #929,423 issued to Scott Hammond of Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. Little is known about Hammond or the maker of the lamp.)  
Aluminum NO MELT Top Marking
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Aluminum NO MELT | NO MELT - Rare cast aluminum face lamp marked NO MELT vertically on side of font, lid marked JULY 27, 1909, 2 3/8 in. tall to the top of the lid, 1 3/4 in. base dia. (This is the only marked cast aluminum oil wick lamp; the patent date of July 27, 1909 refers to patent #929,423 issued to Scott Hammond of Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. Little is known about Hammond or the maker of the lamp.) Download Original Image
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