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Husson No 22 Peg Lamp LSide
Husson No 22 Peg Lamp RSide
Husson No 22 Peg Lamp in Thimble of Husson Candlestick
Husson No 22 Peg Lamp Inside Showing Heater Wire Coil
Husson No 22 Peg Lamp with Candlestick Attached Through Slot
  Husson Unmarked.JPG - HUSSON UNMARKED - Unmarked Husson tin face lamp with copper spout extension and insert, 2 1/2 in. tall to lid, 1 13/16 in. base dia., 3 in. long spout, (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant at 21 South Main Street in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. During 1908 Knippenberg moved his factory to 50 Ceape Avenue. At that time Fred Horn was President and General Manager of the company. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. Oshkosh Metal Products listed C. H. Hartley as President of the company that, in addition to miner’s lamps, did electroplating and sold boating supplies while continuing to operate at the 50 Ceape Avenue address. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line as was the No. 20, the peg lamp without the peg but with the screw cap slot for attaching a candlestick. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks in the candlestick link). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87)  
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J J Murray Rollins Patent LSide
J J Murray Rollins Patent Marking
J J Murray Rollins Patent RSide

Husson Unmarked | HUSSON UNMARKED - Unmarked Husson tin face lamp with copper spout extension and insert, 2 1/2 in. tall to lid, 1 13/16 in. base dia., 3 in. long spout, (Lawrence J. Husson of Norway, MI was awarded patent #744,686 on Nov. 17, 1903 and August Husson of Oshkosh, WI was awarded patent #892,836 for improvements on oil wick cap lamps. Although the business arrangement is not well known, Philip Knippenberg started producing Husson lamps at his Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. plant at 21 South Main Street in Oshkosh in 1905. Knippenberg patented the detachable stick that fit both a wick lamp and his miners’ patented candle holder and added it to the product line of Husson wick lamps. During 1908 Knippenberg moved his factory to 50 Ceape Avenue. At that time Fred Horn was President and General Manager of the company. In 1912, the Oshkosh Metal Products Co. purchased the Knippenberg Co. and continued manufacturing Husson-named lamps. Oshkosh Metal Products listed C. H. Hartley as President of the company that, in addition to miner’s lamps, did electroplating and sold boating supplies while continuing to operate at the 50 Ceape Avenue address. A variety of Husson lamps numbered 1 through 6 with both single and double spouts, with and without copper heating rods, with six different hook options and detachable stick mount brackets were marketed. In addition, a No. 22 peg lamp attachable to a miner's candlestick was part of the product line as was the No. 20, the peg lamp without the peg but with the screw cap slot for attaching a candlestick. A second newer series of Husson lamps with alphabetical markings A, AA, B and BB also exist. Interestingly, the Knippenberg Manufacturing Co. also manufactured 5 different two-piece miner's candlesticks in addition to the detachable stick under the Husson brand name (see photos of these sticks in the candlestick link). Varying in length from 8 to 12 in., these candlesticks share an easily distinguishable style. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light, pp 247-249 and Wilson and Bobrink, Candlestick Guide, pp 33-34, 87) Download Original Image
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