Can anyone get this one?

[Garabaldi]

Found all these pieces in the same hole. Has a shaft with gears. I suspect they all go together some how. Any guesses?

 

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[taz42o]

Oil lamp wick adjuster.

 

[Garabaldi]

Cool, thanks taz.
Any idea how old it is?

 

[aa battery]

Oil lamp wick adjuster.

 

[taz42o]

Cool, thanks taz.
Any idea how old it is?

I have no idea on the age. sometimes there is name or even patent date on the adjuster knob witch is missing from yours if you can find it you might be able to date it.

 

[Garabaldi]

thanks taz.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Just to clarify things--they're All pieces of an oil lamp top.

The thing with "gears" is the piece that moved the wick up or down as you turned the knob.

The narrow piece with the two slots (in your 2nd and 5th photo up above) is the piece that the wick came up through. That piece went down through those discs that are flat and have one slot in them (last 3 photos). The curved piece is part of the outer top that went down over the glass part that held the oil. The hole in the piece is probably the same size as the piece with the "gears," which likely went through it at one time.

Mid 1800s to early 1900s.



-Buckles

 

[Garabaldi]

Wow great explanation buckleboy. Would this be an artifact that you would keep in a display or scrap it? Just wanted your opinion on this.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Wow great explanation buckleboy. Would this be an artifact that you would keep in a display or scrap it? Just wanted your opinion on this.

They are a fairly common find. I keep them only if they are complete at this point (all of the pieces still together as one). I also keep the wick turners if they have a cool turn knob. Early on, I kept them all--but a lack of space killed that idea after my collection got to be 100+ pieces.

I recycle all of my old brass. Once it is clean (no dirt), it pays to recycle.


Best Wishes,



Buckles

 

[Garabaldi]