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C George I | CROWN C GEORGE TIN - Tin face lamp with brass collar, 2 1/2 in. high to lid, lid marked PAT. MAY 26, 1908 and APRIL 20, 09, marked on font with C. GEORGE HAZLETON, PA, in small box, double wire boot kick, marked on bottom CROWN REGISTERED TRADE MARK (Christopher George of Hazleton, PA started making oil wick lamps in 1884; in 1908, George sold his business to William Tunnessen also of Hazleton; Tunnessen owned the Crown trademark and two patents dated May 26, 1908 for a separately applied collar cap and hinge and April 20, 1909 for flat smooth cap and spout protector wire boot kick; this lamp includes the C George marking but was manufactured by Tunnessen after 1909; the Tunnessen firm stopped making mining lamps in 1925) | Original Image |
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