$275
AMERICAN METAL & GLASS OIL LAMPS & OTHER OIL LAMP PARTS, AND A TIN SCONCE, C. 1855-1880, EIGHT:Includes one tin wall sconce, H 10", Dia 10", with a single-light; one clear glass oil lamp, H 8 3/8", with a 2-mold seam, possibly a coal oil lamp, (chips to base); one brass colored metal oil lamp, H 3 3/8", marked "Pat. May 8, 1855"; one miniature oil lamp, H 1 1/2", L 3 1/4"; one hanging spirit lamp, H 4 5/8", underside marked in pen and reads "for wicks & directions address W.F. Perry & Son, 87 Washington St. Salem, Mass"; one Bestov Dietx N.Y. hand lamp, H 9 1/2", marked; 2 lanterns, H 13 3/8" & 13 7/8", one having an attached cord; and one tin canister for filling oil lamps, H 8 7/8", marked to underside "M & M Buck Co. St. Louis". Ex. Collection of the Kingman Museum of Natural History, Battle Creek, MI. Donated to the museum by The Estate of Susan Stebbins Stark, Lansing, MI, Circa 1938.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2007-05-18
