GLASS BOTTOM LANTERN A RR LANTERN OR JUST A CANDLE HOLDER?

Found this today & was excited because I thought it was a old RR lantern, but then I saw a glass bottom & no place for fuel or a wick - what is this & is it as old as it looks?
Thanks

 

Here's a good website! May help you.
http://www.jeffpolston.com/lantern.htm

 

I think it's a candle holder now, although it was an oil lantern to begin with.

 

I couldn’t say much as to use, but looks perfect a for “Man Cave”

 

I bought a really beat-up railroad lantern that was missing its burner a few years back. It had the railroad name on it, and for a buck it was a no-brainer. Dropped a jar candle in the holder and gave it to a rail nut friend for Christmas. (He talked about that for months.) There was probably some sort of burner in this one too that's gone missing.

 

Yes, as other have said, it was a 3 lens lantern at one time. Here is what it looked like with all the pieces

 

wow! Thanks!
Did it originally have a glass bottom?

 

no, yours is missing the burner part

 

Is it a switch lantern? Because I can't find mine searching with '3 lens lantern'
Thanks again - I am in the ball park now!

 

Sorry, I don't know. Maybe have a look at the link Rayo gave you, there should be some there

 

I Did look there - no pic of bottom
Thanks!

 

The vent on the top is missing too.

 

the photos of the one I posted is what yours should like, notice the top and bottom pieces are missing on yours