AN ALL ORIGINAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN " SAMUEL.S.MESSENGER & SONS" CORINTHIAN COLUMN OIL LAMP
CIRCA 1870
THIS PRISTINE,ANTIQUE VICTORIAN, CORINTHIAN COLUMN OIL LAMP WAS MANUFACTURED BY "SAMUEL.S.MESSENGER & SONS", FOUNDED BEFORE 1835 AND BASED AT BROAD STREET BIRMINGHAM, AND WERE A MAJOR BRITISH MANUFACTURER OF PLATED GOODS.
THIS LOVELY PIECE STANDS ON A STEPPED SQUARE CRANBERRY MARBLE CORINTHIAN COLUMN TAKING THE HEAVY SCREW FITTING CRANBERRY GLASS FONT
THE BURNER IS A BAYONET FITTING "DUPLEX" WHICH INCLUDES AN EXTINGUISHER AND TWIN THUMBWHEELS WITH BAKALITE BUTTONS STAMPED "MESSENGERS NO 2 DUPLEX PATENT"
HEIGHT - 33" (84CM)
BASE WIDTH - 5.5" (14CM)
FINISHED WITH A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CRANBERRY GLASS TULIP SHADE WHICH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
(INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL FIREPROOF CRYSTAL GLASS CHIMNEY )
THIS LOVELY PIECE IS IN EXCELLENT, LIGHTLY CLEANED,ANTIQUE CONDITION
Allthough the majority of our lamps are in fulll working order,due to the very strict health and safety regulations the are sold purely as decorative items only