AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN "HINKS" OIL LAMP

"STARRED IN THE FILM ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS"  

CIRCA 1880

 THIS SPLENDID ANTIQUE VICTORIAN TABLE OIL LAMP STANDS ON AN ORNATE BRASS FOOT (STAMPED HINKS & SON PATENT - SEE PICTURE)WITH MATCHING BODY AND FONT HAND PAINTED WITH ENAMELS.

THE FONT HAS A SCREW FITTING COLLAR TO TAKE THE "DUPLEX" BURNER, WITH EXTINGUISHER AND TWIN BLACK THUMBWHEELS MARKED WITH THE GLOBE LOGO (THE CROWN MIDDLE IS BROKEN - SEE PICTURE (will be restored within the price).

JOSEPH HINKS & SON OF 91-96 GREAT HAMPTON STREET & HOCKLEY STREET,BIRMINGHAM,WERE ESTABLISHED BEFORE 1865 AS JAMES HINKS & SON, THEY MADE MANY OIL LAMPS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS & THEY PATENTED THE DUPLEX BURNER IN 1865.

    HEIGHT - 25" (64CM)

BASE DIA - 7" (18CM)

FINISHED WITH A FINE ETCHED GLASS GLOBE SHADE ( IN SUPER CONDITION ).

(INCLUDING A LATER GLASS FIREPROOF CHIMNEY)

(The majority of our lamps are in full working order,however due to the very strict health and safety regulations they are sold purely as decorative items only)