Deco Style Gas Lamp

[MrColgate]

I found this guy setting in the corner at an estate sale. I am pretty sure it is an old style gas lamp. He is missing the globe that would be the top of the torch. I paid $5.00 for him.

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[acevillav]

That is some primo loot amigo and for five bucks no way ! WTG!!!!!

Ace Villa-v

 

[Goose-0]

That is a winner! Research it.

 

[SEANO]

I love it! Great Find!!

 

[AKiwi]

Could it be early electric? But either way...Good find!

Cheers

 

[MrColgate]

Could it be early electric? But either way...Good find!

Cheers

It is possible, but it is a threaded connector on the back for where I would think the regulator would attach to it, and on the bottom of the piece it appears to have some solder or welds from what I believe to be the line that would have went from that connector to the torch area. It definitely could easily be wired for an electric lamp.

It is definitely pretty cool looking.

MrC.

 

[My Precious]

Nice!, that's my kind of stuff.

 

[jason4kstate]

OMG...I am pretty sure that is a cigar lighter that would sit up on old cash registers. I saw a similar one on antiques roadshow awhile back.

 

[bluehunter1973]

great find

 

[diggummup]

Whatever you do, don't clean it.

 

[SCdigger]

OMG...I am pretty sure that is a cigar lighter that would sit up on old cash registers. I saw a similar one on antiques roadshow awhile back.

Ditto! Saw that episode as well...I think it was an Auction Kings...public cigar lighter...

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/auction-kings-einstein-letter

 

[diggummup]

I didn't think it was a lighter but then I found a matching one here- http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-...abletop-gas-cigar-lighter-figural-knight.html... so I guess it is, good id jason4kstate and you too SCdigger -