RARE NEW ENGLAND GUEST-ROOM TIN WHALE OIL LAMP

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Rare three wick lamp used in the guest-room for more adequate lighting. A horizontal tin cylinder for whale oil fitted with 3 wick tubes having original caps, handle, filler tube with cork. Lamps of this type were used in guest-rooms for brighter lighting. The tin strips may have been added to the flat leg to stabilize the lamp, 8 3/4” long x 3” diameter x 5” tall at caps, untouched surface, no issues, rare to find with original caps and original cork. C. mid-19th century. See "Colonial and Early American Lighting" by Arthur H. Hayward, p. 27 for description.