Lamp
- Object Name:
- Lamp
- Object ID:
- 1978.079.19 a
- Creator:
- Dennison MFG CO U.S.A.
Manufacturer - Description:
- Lamp, oil, brass and metal. Glass reservoir is three-piece mold. Round, flat shape with short vertical ribs on sides above a rim. Below rim it tapers to smaller diameter foot. Bottom of foot area had molded radial design with small bull's eye in center. 16 tapered, concave lobes leading to edge of foot. Small crack or imperfection in outer rim of glass near a mold mark. Couple of hot glass runs adjacent to the filling cap on inside of reservoir. Threaded reservoir cap which is round with flat smooth top. Adapter ring for filler cap has decorative grooves on side and held in place with plaster. Adapter ring for burner held in place with plaster and has a couple decorative grooves on side. Burner unit consists of flat wick tube with adjusting screw near bottom. Has series of small perforated columns around side that are decorative and allow air flow. Top of wick tube is held on convex, brass piece of sheet metal which has an array of very small holes in rows and columns in a square pattern. Hinged chimney holder which has perforated fence around outside. Upright oval perforations and scallop to this fence. Knurled-like rim at bottom of fence and flat platform for chimney that has single row of small holes near outside edge. Small pawl lock or catch that engages edge of lower burner unit. Slotted dome in center of chimney holder. Two small inward-bent tabs in fence that near each other on side opposite of a horizontal knurled edge locking screw that engages the edge of a chimney. Name stamped on handle on end of wick adjusting shaft: ".....MFG CO". Wicker tag tied to item: "Dennison MFG CO U.S.A. G." Written on tag "James C. Sawyer Collection / Durham, N. H. / #30 Glass Lamp / Ac 4 L".
- Material:
- Metal
Glass
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-5.2 Dia-5.6 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection assembled by James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944) in Durham, NH. Donated by his sons, Charles H. and George F. Sawyer.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles H. and George F. Sawyer
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