Lamp, Whale-Oil or Burning-Fluid
Manufacturer: Probably Union Glass Works (American, 1854-1924)
Date: 1854-1865
Dimensions:
H: 10 3/32 in. (25.6 cm); Base W: 4 13/32 in. (11.2 cm)
Medium: Colorless glass with a deep grayish cast.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1965.151
DescriptionFont pressed upright in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the pattern, in conjunction with a one-piece cylindrical mold from which the domed top and lip were formed by reheating and tooling, by the Magoun patent method, by a plain male plunger. Joined by a wafer to a hexagonal standard on a scalloped base. Standard and base pressed in a female mold of two vertical sections by a plain male plunger of cylindrical and hexagonal shape that formed the hollow interior, with a cap ring that formed the underside of the perimeter of the base and a short triangular section on each edge leading to each side. No pontil mark. Brass collar machined and threaded.
Not on view
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