Original Antique Victorian(c1870)youngs Oil Lamp Cranberry Font & Etched Shade

AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN "YOUNG'S" COLUMN OIL LAMP. THIS PRISTINE OIL LAMP WAS MANUFACTURED IN BIRMINGHAM BY YOUNGS'S PARAFFIN LIGHT & MINERAL OIL COMPANY, NEW SPRING STREET BIRMINGHAM, DR JAMES YOUNG STARTED THE FIRST PLANT TO PRODUCE PARAFFIN (KEROSENE) FROM SHALE FOR OIL LAMPS IN BRITAIN IN 1848.

THIS LOVELY PIECE STANDS ON THREE GILT METAL FEET WITH A STYLISED OPAL GLASS COLUMN. WITH A SPARKLING THICK CRANBERRY GLASS FONT WHICH HAS A SCREW FITTING COLLAR HOUSING THE SUPERIOR "DUPLEX" SIDE BY SIDE BURNER WITH EXTINGUISHER & TWIN THUMB WHEELS BOTH WITH BLACK CERAMIC BUTTONS EMBOSSED "YOUNG'S BURNER" (IN FULL WORKING ORDER AND INCLUDING ORIGINAL BRASS GALLERY AND WICK).

FINISHED WITH AN ORIGINAL FINE ETCHED GLASS GLOBE SHADE WHICH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. HEIGHT - 33.5 (83CM). BASE WIDTH - 9 (23CM). (INCLUDING A LATER GLASS FIREPROOF CHIMNEY).

THIS LOVELY PIECE IS IN LIGHTLY CLEANED, FULLY WORKING ANTIQUE CONDITION. The item "ORIGINAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN(C1870)YOUNGS OIL LAMP CRANBERRY FONT & ETCHED SHADE" is in sale since Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Antique Furniture\Lamps\Victorian (1837-1901)". The seller is "antiquecranberrylighting" and is located in Pershore. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Product Type: Lamps
Original/Reproduction: Original
Age: 1800-1899
Material: Cranberry Glass
Style: Art Nouveau