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Unmarked Oilwick pic1.JPG - UNMARKED LAMP - Unmarked tin face lamp with double spout, domed lid without vent hole, unusual in that hook penetrates font, 2 1/4 in. tall to top of lid, 2 3/4 in. to top of spout, 1 9/16 in. base dia. (this is an unmarked lamp that has two very interesting and unusual features – the hook actuallypenetrates the font and is soldered inside and the domed lid does nothave a vent hole; only a few oil wick lamps are known with a penetrating hook (this method of hook attachment is known for the Long patent, flat back aluminum, brass Leonard Bros. and probably several other long-forgotten badly designed lamps) that was a poor design feature prone to failed hooks; the early Scottish lamps typically did not have a vent hole on the lid; the double spout would appear to date the lamp into the late 1890s or early 1900s for the use of paraffin-type (Sunshine) fuel; anybody recognize the lamp???)

Unmarked Oilwick pic1 | UNMARKED LAMP - Unmarked tin face lamp with double spout, domed lid without vent hole, unusual in that hook penetrates font, 2 1/4 in. tall to top of lid, 2 3/4 in. to top of spout, 1 9/16 in. base dia. (this is an unmarked lamp that has two very interesting and unusual features – the hook actually penetrates the font and is soldered inside and the domed lid does not have a vent hole; only a few oil wick lamps are known with a penetrating hook (this method of hook attachment is known for the Long patent, flat back aluminum, brass Leonard Bros. and probably several other long-forgotten badly designed lamps) that was a poor design feature prone to failed hooks; the early Scottish lamps typically did not have a vent hole on the lid; the double spout would appear to date the lamp into the late 1890s or early 1900s for the use of paraffin-type (Sunshine) fuel; anybody recognize the lamp???)

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