25-088. Pennsylvania Trunnion Mounted Kettle Lamp

Price: 525

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25-088. Pennsylvania trunnion mounted Kettle Lamp made of hand-wrought iron. An early example featuring a vertical wick support in the kettle and suitable for fat or oil as a fuel, iron stem and a flat circular base with a slight rim. Unusually, it retains its original tweezer type wick pick and chain. Measuring approximately 8.5” high x 6” wide. It was found in Ohio and made either there or Pennsylvania. Dating from the late-18th to the early-19th century. In very good condition with just a small hole in the rim. Lighting Devices: All Lighting Devices: Fat Lighting Devices: Kettle Lamp