Oilwick Lamps/Chirry I

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Chirry I.JPG - CHIRRY I - Tin face lamp, CHIRRY stamped on side, much of original silvering retained; ex-Chris Lord collection (The story of the Chirry stampings involves the Demmler Bros. While brothers Hugh and Louis Demmler started their business in Pittsburgh in 1860, they entered the wick lamp supply business in 1889 advertising Demmler Bros. as the successors to C. Cherry wick lamps. Cherry wick lamps are very hard to find lamps with a trademark of two cherries on a stem. The Demmlers were unable to acquire the trademark so the stamping on Demmler lamps was changed to side by side stampings of CHIRRY with a four-quartered circle in between the names. The company continued to supply wick lamps until 1902 selling both face and driver wick lamps with the Chirry marking, Demmler Bros. marking, and Demmler Bros. Monongahela Valley stampings. It's interesting to note that other Monongahela Valley stampings have the John Dunlap Co. stamped within the crest (see photos elsewhere in oilwick lamps). See Johnson, Eureka #4, pp 1-3)

Chirry I | CHIRRY I - Tin face lamp, CHIRRY stamped on side, much of original silvering retained; ex-Chris Lord collection (The story of the Chirry stampings involves the Demmler Bros. While brothers Hugh and Louis Demmler started their business in Pittsburgh in 1860, they entered the wick lamp supply business in 1889 advertising Demmler Bros. as the successors to C. Cherry wick lamps. Cherry wick lamps are very hard to find lamps with a trademark of two cherries on a stem. The Demmlers were unable to acquire the trademark so the stamping on Demmler lamps was changed to side by side stampings of CHIRRY with a four-quartered circle in between the names. The company continued to supply wick lamps until 1902 selling both face and driver wick lamps with the Chirry marking, Demmler Bros. marking, and Demmler Bros. Monongahela Valley stampings. It's interesting to note that other Monongahela Valley stampings have the John Dunlap Co. stamped within the crest (see photos elsewhere in oilwick lamps). See Johnson, Eureka #4, pp 1-3)

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