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  Dowd.JPG - C. H. & W. G. DOWD - Steel face lamp marked C. H. & W. G. DOWD SCRANTON, PA on lamp shoulder, 2 1/4 in. tall to lid, 1 1/2 in. base dia., ex-John Podgurski collection [Very little is known about the Dowds or this lamp. It is known that W. G. Dowd of Scranton, PA was awarded a letter patent No. 90,434 on May 25, 1869 for a wire fork wick raiser on an oil wick lamp. To my knowledge, a lamp with such a wick raiser has not been found. The Dowd lamp is an early version, perhaps 1870s to 1880s.] SEE DOWD'S PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC.  
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Dowd | C. H. & W. G. DOWD - Steel face lamp marked C. H. & W. G. DOWD SCRANTON, PA on lamp shoulder, 2 1/4 in. tall to lid, 1 1/2 in. base dia., ex-John Podgurski collection [Very little is known about the Dowds or this lamp. It is known that W. G. Dowd of Scranton, PA was awarded a letter patent No. 90,434 on May 25, 1869 for a wire fork wick raiser on an oil wick lamp. To my knowledge, a lamp with such a wick raiser has not been found. The Dowd lamp is an early version, perhaps 1870s to 1880s.] SEE DOWD'S PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC. Download Original Image
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