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  Crown Punxsutawney.JPG - CROWN PUNXSUTAWNEY HARDWARE CO. - Crown face lamp, brass collar, tin body, copper spout liner & bottom,lid stamped PAT. MAY 26, 1908 & APRIL 20, 09, lamp stands 2 1/4 in. to lid, copper bottom marked CROWN REGISTERED TRADE MARK and PUNXSUTAWNEY HARDWARE CO., PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; acquired from Walt Goetz  (The Crown label lamps were made in a large number of models, second only to Trethaway Bros.; Christopher George of Hazleton, PA started making oil wick lamps in 1884 (check the C. George lamps shown elsewhere on my site); 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; the Tunnessen firm stopped making mining lamps in 1925; see Johnson, Eureka #17, pp 2-9; note that Tunnessen also manufactured Crown private label lamps for Cambria-Central Supply Co., Cruso-H.S.B. & Co., F. Beiter, M & O, Punxsutawney Hardware Co., Logan-Gregg Hardware Co. and Tracy Wells Co., all of which are pictured on my website)  
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Crown Punxsutawney | CROWN PUNXSUTAWNEY HARDWARE CO. - Crown face lamp, brass collar, tin body, copper spout liner & bottom, lid stamped PAT. MAY 26, 1908 & APRIL 20, 09, lamp stands 2 1/4 in. to lid, copper bottom marked CROWN REGISTERED TRADE MARK and PUNXSUTAWNEY HARDWARE CO., PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; acquired from Walt Goetz (The Crown label lamps were made in a large number of models, second only to Trethaway Bros.; Christopher George of Hazleton, PA started making oil wick lamps in 1884 (check the C. George lamps shown elsewhere on my site); 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; the Tunnessen firm stopped making mining lamps in 1925; see Johnson, Eureka #17, pp 2-9; note that Tunnessen also manufactured Crown private label lamps for Cambria-Central Supply Co., Cruso-H.S.B. & Co., F. Beiter, M & O, Punxsutawney Hardware Co., Logan-Gregg Hardware Co. and Tracy Wells Co., all of which are pictured on my website) Download Original Image
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