Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 2023: 19th & 20th Century Lighting, Day 2

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1149

ASSORTED LOMAX / OIL GUARD KEROSENE LAMPS, LOT OF FIVE

Estimate: $100 - $150
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ASSORTED LOMAX / OIL GUARD KEROSENE LAMPS, LOT OF FIVE, colorless, comprising three footed finger examples, a finger example, and a stand example, each with embossed patent date "PATD. SEP. 20. 1870", and several with additional name embossing; each with a period No. 1 collar. One example fitted with a period slip burner. Circa 1870. 4" to 7" H to top of collar.
Literature: Thuro - Oil Lamps I, p. 179.

Condition

Undamaged lamps and with expected as made mold roughness. Burner deflector with denting.

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From the estate of Robert Lee Turcato, Windber, PA.