Pewter lamp with reservior for oil; horizontal bands around the body of the lamp; long narrow trunk connects base to the body; can be unscrewed into three pieces. Accession book indicates that it is "incomplete."
lamps (lighting devices)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Pewter
Lamp, Oil
"PATENTED" (stamped)
Unknown
4 1/2 x 6 1/2 (HxW), 2 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. Edward J. Holmes
1940.377
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
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