Toleware Oil Lantern; American? Can Age Be Told?

No pun intended.
The globe is ~6 1/4" high, ~5 7/8" major diameter. It was on the lamp when acquired; I have doubts about its origin. The burner is all brass, the wick is 1" X 1/8", never burnt. There are no markings anywhere on the burner; it could be fairly new, or original to the lamp for all I can see. It threads into the brass collar easily. The fount is galvanized steel (at least the floor of it); all seams an' the grip are soldered (somewhat crudely in places...utilitarian workmanship). It has enough age that the fill hole isn't threaded or otherwise splash or spill protected; the cork stopper appears to be well aged. Weight as shown, empty with globe, is ~45 oz; fount dimensions are 2" deep, 10" long, 7" wide; a volume of ~140 cubic inches or ~5/8 US gallon. When full of fuel it would be heavy enough that the grip would be a perilous purchase. There are no indications (oil stains, odor etc.) of use except for the blackened stopper, which shows a bit of red paint on its upper end. The fount sits dead flat on the table; note the beaded rim on the floor, which perhaps serves to keep the lamp from otherwise wobbling.
What can y'all say about this lamp, especially about age, origin, paint color an' decorative design? Thanks for lookin!

 

What a charming little thing. Knee jerk is newer but then again it could have sat unused on a shelf for 100+ years and look like that. I still think newish . Im often wrong though!

 

Cute lamp -- I've never seen one like that before. The wick looks newer to me. I would have thought that an older one, even unused, would show some yellowing or other color change. But the rest of it could be old.

 

I buy new wicks for my lamps all the time. We use them when the power goes out - better than candles. The wick won't be a good indicator of age.

 

I should have mentioned that it came to me without a wick...an' that I had bought, salt-seasoned an' installed the one you see. I'm gonna fill it an' light it soon...pics will follow!
I'm sorry to have omitted that wick detail, friends...

 

I am not having much luck finding anything similar. Maybe a perspective shot of the whole thing with the shade on would help with a visual search. Otherwise, my thought is that, with this being galvanized, it is probably not an antique.

 

There is no shade, Brad...unless you mean the clear glass 'globe'? I'll see what I can do about a decent perspective shot when I light it.

 

Yes, I mean the globe/chimney.

 

similar unpainted:
Sold at Auction: Early Tin Oil Lamp With Handle




Antique Primitive Paint Decorated Tin Oil Lamp Toleware Folk Art Country Home | #4726490873

 

I, too, keep an oil lamp around for power outages. I've never bothered to soak the wick in salt, it's really not worth the effort for me for how much use the lamp gets, and I have fine results burning the wick as made.
Love the little toleware lamp, I get "old" vibes!

 

It's fine... at least my comment gave a jump start to the discussion.

 

For which my sincere thanks, Fig!