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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 387806, member: 85"]Excelsior is the burner. May or may not be original to the lamp. However, in looking up excelsior burners, I found that it is for a center draft oil lamp. Which propably dates it to the mid to late 1800s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the chimney is the correct height. Whether the ruby shade is original to the lamp, I don't know. But I think it is as it imitates the shape of the oil font.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the shade sitting askew to the lamp. That is not uncommon as the fitters for the shades get a little bent.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=7256]@Brazos[/USER] for better information.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 387806, member: 85"]Excelsior is the burner. May or may not be original to the lamp. However, in looking up excelsior burners, I found that it is for a center draft oil lamp. Which propably dates it to the mid to late 1800s. I think the chimney is the correct height. Whether the ruby shade is original to the lamp, I don't know. But I think it is as it imitates the shape of the oil font. As for the shade sitting askew to the lamp. That is not uncommon as the fitters for the shades get a little bent. [USER=7256]@Brazos[/USER] for better information.[/QUOTE]
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