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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 42929, member: 44&quot;]Tried to find the patent for this one, but no luck. I thought I could pull up the patent from the date. I&#039;m not all that sure it is 1878, could be 1879. Whether 1878 or 1879 certainly is not important. Most lamp manufacturers made them or at least included them in their catalogs like Bradley &amp; Hubbard, Miller, Pitkin &amp; Brooks, etc. The fact this one has the hinged latch certainly is a bonus. Very few of them had them. The hinged latch were sometimes referred to as safety something or other. I found the following one with a hinged latched with a patent date of 187 something. The seller can&#039;t make out the last number. It is not the same design as yours, but may give you ideas on description. The opening/center of yours has a trefoil look.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.rubylane.com/item/368275-3582/Swing-Open-Cast-Iron-x22Hanging-Store" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.rubylane.com/item/368275-3582/Swing-Open-Cast-Iron-x22Hanging-Store" rel="nofollow">http://www.rubylane.com/item/368275-3582/Swing-Open-Cast-Iron-x22Hanging-Store</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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