Featured Nautical lamp

I recently found this nautical lamp, made by Felthousen & Russell of Buffalo, NY. It has a patent date of 1861 and I believe it likely dates to the 1860’s as there is no mention of this company’s 1870 lamp patent, or their later ones. Now, it’s missing its burner and base with kerosene reservoir, amongst other things, but I still find it very interesting. With its red Fresnel lens, I expect it was a pier lamp? Anyway, an unusual lamp. If anyone can share information about it, or if you’ve seen a similar lamp, please let me know!

 

Found this lamp which is a different design but from the same maker and era. Also, has the same maker’s plaque and red lens.

 

One more pic of the second lamp:

 

It'd be nice to find one with a green lens, for port and starboard navigation lights.

 

Thanks, Frank. Navigation lights are normally made so that they’re visible only from certain angles, like the second lamp pictured above. If memory serves, it’s a 112.5 degree arc for green and red starboard and port lights, and 135 degrees for white stern lights. The red light I found would be visible through a full 360 degrees, which is why I think it was a pier light meant to mark something solid that a ship wouldn’t want to hit. These are typically red. Of course, navigation lights weren’t quite standardized yet in the 1860’s, so anything can go!