A UNIQUE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN "HINKS" COLUMN OIL LAMP. A MAGNIFICENT ALL ORIGINAL FULLY OPERATIONAL ANTIQUE COLUMN OIL LAMP MANUFACTURED BY "JAMES HINKS & SON".
JAMES HINKS & SON, 91 - 96 GREAT HAMPTON STREET, & 66 HOCKLEY STREET BIRMINGHAM, MADE OIL LAMPS AND PATENTED THE "DUPLEX" BURNER & EXTINGUISHER IN 1865. STANDING ON A STUNNING SILVER PLATED CORINTHIAN COLUMN WHICH IS STAMPED ON THE FOOT G. THE SUPERIOR SILVER PLATED BAYONET FITTING DUPLEX BURNER HAS AN EXTINGUISHER AND RAISING LEVER TO ENABLE LIGHTING OF THE WICK WITHOUT REMOVING THE CHIMNEY, IT HAS A CONCENTRIC WINDING SHAFT WITH A CERAMIC BUTTON MARKED"HINKS-PATENT".
BASE WIDTH - 5.5 (14CM). FINISHED WITH A GEM OF AN ORIGINAL FINE ETCHED ANTIQUE CLOSED TULIP SHADE (IN PRISTINE CONDITION).
(INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL CRYSTAL GLASS FIREPROOF GLASS CHIMNEY). The item "ANTIQUE VICTORIAN(CIRCA1890)HINKS SILVER & CUT GLASS OIL LAMP-ETCHED TULIP SHADE" is in sale since Saturday, January 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.