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Lamp, Oil

Object Name:
Lamp, Oil
Object ID:
1972.509.07
Description:
Oil Lamp, Brass and Glass. Truncated glass cone with hexagonal cross-section loop finger ring on one side. Vertical mold marks go through finger ring. Two other vertical mold marks on body not equally spaced around. Handle has bit of twist to it where it probably sagged a little after coming out of mold. Six vertically-oriented tapered oval decorations on sides that are raised panels with slightly concave centers. Narrow foot around base of lamp and small shoulder at top below burner adapter ring. Burner ring has two horizontal decorative grooves in it. On bottom surface is slight depression and molten glass mark in center.
Material:
Glass
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
H-3.5 W-4.3 Dia-3.3 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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