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Antique 1840s-1860s Glass Whale Oil Lamp Double Tube Burner Chained Snuffer.
The lamp features a heavy clear glass reservoir/font with applied glass finger handle and threaded metal collar. The removable burner assembly has two tapered wick tubes and retains both chained metal snuffer/extinguisher caps, an especially attractive period detail.
Double-tube burners of this type were used with whale oil and other early burning fluids before kerosene lamps became dominant.
Condition: Good antique condition overall. Glass shows normal age-related surface wear and manufacturing irregularities. Metal burner assembly has darkened patina, oxidation, and age wear. Both chained caps are present. No obvious major crack is visible in the photographs. Burner has not been tested with fuel. Please review all photographs carefully as they are part of the condition description.
Item specifics
- Type: Whale Oil / Burning Fluid Lamp
- Form: Finger / Hand Lamp
- Material: Clear Glass, Brass/Tin/Pewter-type metal
- Burner: Double Tube
- Features: Two chained snuffer caps, applied glass handle
- Era: Mid-19th Century
- Approx. date: 1840s–1860s
From the Vincent Ledew Collection, Hallowell Maine Historian,with over 100 lighting devices Dating back to 400. He began collecting in the 1950s andcontinued expanding the collection until his death in 1970. His collection of antique lighting wasreputed to be among the finest private collections in New England.
