Featured The Log Lady Never had it So Good

I take it that most of you are old enough to get the Twin Peaks reference?

Anyway, this is a "log lamp" with two burners, made in the U.S. by Spencer with a patent date of July 24, 1876. It's silver, with a "pivoting" oil reservoir with two burners, so that the light dispersion can be controlled to some small extent. The original satin shades are a particularly welcome touch!

So this should wrap it up for our acquisitions from the historic lighting show. I hope you've enjoyed it!

 

Absolutely! The lamp is beautiful, but it wouldn't be the same without the softly flowing shades.

 

I didn't watch Twin Peaks but that is a lovely lamp. Enjoy it and thanks for sharing

 

Super Sweet!

 

NICE! (both the Twin Peaks reference and the lamp.) It sure beats a Leg Lamp.

 

that's wonderful..!

but I have to ask.........
that's so clean and sparkly ...... it looks like a band new repro...!

You know here... with older metals.....do I polish ..... clean but not polish..... keep the patina....... use a product .... don't u dare touch it....... u know the drill !!!

So, what's the deal here..????

 

As far as I can tell this is brass plated with silver. That may have been the “deluxe” model or someone plated it after 1876. The gentleman I bought it from polishes the lamps he sells until they shine like mirrors. BUT…..there are little scratches and imperfections to be seen, they just don’t come across in the photo.

Oh, and as far as I know Spencer lamps weren’t reproduced. At least, I’ve never seen one.

 

I bet the silvering is nickel. Silver would have rubbed off by now.

 

Good call. You may very well be right!

 

I was at a bar last weekend that was ALL David Lynch memorabilia. Different episodes of Twin Peaks were playing on different TVs around the place.

I definitely have!

 

Gorgeous lamp! I am tres jealous!

 

great post on 2 different meeting levels (can't talk about it for too long or i'll hve to watch it again)

but always loved and fascinated by jacoby,s house and furnishings

my kinda set up

can't find a good enough pic (but sure you can remember)

.............she was nuts by the way, scary nuts

 

I knew I'd seen that lamp before!

 

now what wood the log have to say about that

 

Perhaps ...

“The beautiful thing about treasure is that it exists. It exists to be found. How beautiful it is to find treasure. Where is the treasure, that when found, leaves one eternally happy? I think we all know it exists. Some say it is inside us — inside us one and all. That would be strange. It would be so near. Then why is it so hard to find, and so difficult to attain?”
— Log Lady