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Oil lamp
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CA ON00428 2021.26
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ca. 1900 (Manufacturing)
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- Plume and Atwood Manufacturing Co.
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1 oil lamp : glass, brass ; 32 x 18 cm
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Provenance unknown.
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Item is a hurricane kerosene oil lamp. It features a clear glass fuel section with a handle and a stylized brass stopper. Above, the brass burner has an adjustable wick and is topped with a glass chimney.
The lamp can likely be dated to the early 1900s, before electricity became more available in homes.
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The burner is stamped with EAGLE and the dial to adjust the wick length is stamped: Made in USA/ Eagle/ P & A Mfg. Co.
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- English