24-251. Tin fluid Lantern for coal oil or kerosine

Price: $175

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24-251. A small, tin fluid Lantern for coal oil or kerosine. With a removeable font, a single wide wick burner and a long stem wick adjusting knob extending through the rear door. The front is glazed in beveled glass. A folding handle completes the top. The lantern measures approximately 8.25” to the top of the handle x 3.75” x 2.75”. In its original black paint and in very good condition, without breaks or repairs. American dating from the mid-19th century.