CAST-IRON TUCKER MANUFACTURING CO. NO. 105 KEROSENE VASE STAND LAMPS, PAIR, octagonal-form vase fonts with stylized medallion embossing, tapered stem and hexagonal foot, one example fitted with a colorless glass drop-in font and remaining with a sheet-iron drop-in font, each with matching cast-iron hexagonal shoulder, No. 2 fine-line collar. Fitted with a period setup comprising one No. 2 J. Ives lip burner, thumbwheel marked "JULIUS IVES & CO", and remaining an E. Miller No. 2 lip burner, each interior fitted with a refill feature, one cover with impressed patent date, cast-brass spider-form 4" DOA shade holders with one example having an impressed patent date, matching patterned colorless and frosted ball-form shades with tassel and Greek-key pattern, fitter and shade holders together by association, and one colorless chimney. One non-period colorless chimney. Third quarter 19th century. 18 1/8" H to top of shades, 11 1/4" H to top of collar, 5 1/4" DOA foot. Shades 6 1/8" and 6 1/4" H, 4" and 4 1/8" D fitters.
Published: The Illuminator - Vol. 3 No. 4 Winter1989 - cover and p. 3, fig. A.
Literature: Lamp - Thuro - Oil Lamps III, p. 106, fig. A.
Five Early Victorian Kerosene Lighting Catalogs - Volume 2 - Tucker, p. 4

Excellent condition, each with expected wear. E. Miller burner deflector with denting, remaining components undamaged, normal as-made roughness to shade and one chimney rim.