Yes, very nice restoration...1900 seems about right to me as well.
Might be worth $20, but I have a blue one already for my one lantern and clear ones for the other 3 that only came with clear. Have to keep it...
Very nicely done.
Thanks. I was wondering about India. I have no idea what sort of plugs they use over that way.
Picked this lamp up a few years ago as an afterthought. The folks I bought it from said it belonged to a relative of theirs who did missionary...
Assuming it is for personal consumption. $450 is a reasonable price here in the central Iowa market.
Agree with verybrad. We thought we could learn it all... Obviously not the case. I decided to focus on oil lamps, and that is proving to be a...
These were in a large lot of glassware I got for a dollar at the end of an estate sale. Thought Fostoria, but can't find in any of my books....
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We have an L. E. Smith basket that looks like that with the addition of a crimped handle. Texture of the glass is identical. Just a thought.
No kidding. :arghh:
Many long years ago (about 40 to be exact) I used to get walnut stock from a little place outside of Perry, KS that had huge piles of walnut they...
I second that emotion James.
The real deal tung oil is my weapon of choice as well.
I really like the walnut piece peeking out in the last picture.
Nicer than what usually comes from Michigan, but my guess is one of the Grand Rapids furniture manufacturers, and I would guess late 30's.
Looks like we have a winner. idn't think to look on Replacements. Thanks.
Agree with the others. It has the look of one of those Chinese reproductions from the 80's.
Picked up 8 of these at an estate sale at the end, and the guy running the sale, who we deal with a lot, sold 10 flats of various glassware to us...
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