Going by the labels the oldest is 1855 (E O Brewster & Son) the others range from the 1850s (Ansonia Brass Company) to the 1870s, (Welch and New...
ZOUNDS I wish I were you. Be careful of what you wish for.:-) The brain seems ok but the body is last century's model.
That certainly looks like what I would expect.
I cannot imagine where they get the figure for the price of the antique ones, ($2000), as I'd estimate these at the equivalent of $100 -$150....
Two of them are half full of shot and one has some black powder, lord knows how old.
It may be the wick can only get out of the top as it burns away to carbon dust.
All the pictures are either etched for the earliest ones or reverse painted on glass later. Original glass and makers labels are valued by collectors.
These are very cheap over here. [ATTACH] Not enough clocks on antiquers! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
No real question, just more hoard stuff. And I asked for a metalware forum so lets fill it up a bit. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is a left/right pair of late 19th C carrige lamps, black painted metal, nothing fancy, but I have a question. The long base part pulls away...
This is about 10 inches across, stamped out of thin brass. Fire mark or what? any ideas welcome. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Looks like a nice day for taking some pictures outdoors,so I might do the American clocks this morning, and some other stuff.
Some sort of tall thin oil lamp then. Possible.
What I thought was a good quality but undistinguished ships gimbal mounted candlestick turned out on closer inspection to be engraved H M S Sans...
That's the thing, alright. Perhaps I should get the Brasso out? :-)
Some may remember helping me identify 'The Battle of the Amazons' Here it is in all its well worn Glory. It weights about 20 pounds so at least...
Home again after checking the last of the job. Thanks for the replies, looks like I won't be making a fortune from the lamp thing, I just thought...
Thanks, OBB, my feeling (divvy sense?) was that the bowl was worth picking up.
Back up North tomorrow, to ensure that my contractor has finished the garden and garage clearance to my satisfaction, or somewhere near it...
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