Have an idea?

[Whitebeard]

Two explanations I could come up with are 1- Some sort of lantern cover? 2. Maybe an incense burner?

It is 9" long by 4.5" wide at the base, is made of 1/8" thick brass, has a very fine bayonet type attachment inside.

Must not be very old since it was very slightly tarnished and also has cast marks inside with rougher finish, could not find it's base.

Thanks in advance for your replies. HH

 

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[Roland58]

Just going by the cut out pattern, I would say you are displaying it upside down. Any chance of an inside pic? I'm thinking maybe part of a swag lamp or other light fixture?


Whatever it turns out to be, it is a cool find!!

 

[Whitebeard]

Just going by the cut out pattern, I would say you are displaying it upside down. Any chance of an inside pic? I'm thinking maybe part of a swag lamp or other light fixture?


Whatever it turns out to be, it is a cool find!!

I don't think it would be screwed in the other way to heavy, but it could very well be a table lamp cover for there where no burn nor smoke marks on it unless it never served it's
purpose. HH PS: It has no stamping of any sort, looking at the hole at peak makes me think that maybe it can be suspended then again would be a heavy piece hanging over someones head .

 

[Chug And Red]

I'd love to see more pics, of the inside too if you can, it looks interesting! Red

 

[Roland58]

Ahhh, I think I may have it. Looking at the horizontal hole in the very top........how about the ornamental base to a banker's lamp?

http://www.google.com/search?q=bank...i&biw=1494&bih=682&sei=WpjRTo-2OubM2AWS1p3BDw

 

[Whitebeard]

Ahhh, I think I may have it. Looking at the horizontal hole in the very top........how about the ornamental base to a banker's lamp?

http://www.google.com/search?q=bank...i&biw=1494&bih=682&sei=WpjRTo-2OubM2AWS1p3BDw

Checked the banker's lamp site and it would make sense but there is something that puzzles me, why would they have gone trough the trouble of making this bayonnet type screw in? unless it was screwed into a heavyer base maybe marble with a brass male piece fixed to it? it could be possible.
Well my dear Watson we will have to look into this....lol, I think you might be right.

 

[Roland58]

Ahhh, I think I may have it. Looking at the horizontal hole in the very top........how about the ornamental base to a banker's lamp?

http://www.google.com/search?q=bank...i&biw=1494&bih=682&sei=WpjRTo-2OubM2AWS1p3BDw

Checked the banker's lamp site and it would make sense but there is something that puzzles me, why would they have gone trough the trouble of making this bayonnet type screw in? unless it was screwed into a heavyer base maybe marble with a brass male piece fixed to it? it could be possible.
Well my dear Watson we will have to look into this....lol, I think you might be right.

Think you could get a pic of this "bayonet type screw in?" I'm really not picturing this in my feeble mind.

 

[Breezie]

I think what you have it a topper to something in the wood stove, gas lamp, or the likes family; an item where heat would escape. It doesn't appear to be a 100 yr. old antique, but does have some age. Interesting, Breezie

 

[diggummup]

Sure would like to see a pic or 2 of that underside.

 

[Whitebeard]

Ahhh, I think I may have it. Looking at the horizontal hole in the very top........how about the ornamental base to a banker's lamp?

http://www.google.com/search?q=bank...i&biw=1494&bih=682&sei=WpjRTo-2OubM2AWS1p3BDw

Checked the banker's lamp site and it would make sense but there is something that puzzles me, why would they have gone trough the trouble of making this bayonnet type screw in? unless it was screwed into a heavyer base maybe marble with a brass male piece fixed to it? it could be possible.
Well my dear Watson we will have to look into this....lol, I think you might be right.

Think you could get a pic of this "bayonet type screw in?" I'm really not picturing this in my feeble mind.

I am not very well equiped for photography I will have to borrow a friend's digital cam for clear closeups and send you better pics later, it may very well help us out.
What I can add for now is that the male part should have two pins sticking out 1/16" approx. and in assembling you would have to line up those pins with the two slits inside border of the part I have and turn counter clock wise to lock both parts together.

 

[Whitebeard]

I think what you have it a topper to something in the wood stove, gas lamp, or the likes family; an item where heat would escape. It doesn't appear to be a 100 yr. old antique, but does have some age. Interesting, Breezie

You could be wright Breezie, it comes close (size wise) to the outdoor lamp and stove decoration pictures you have sent, thanks for joining the search, Whitebeard.

 

[ipsilateral]

Whatever it is, it appears to have had a ring through the hole in the top to hang or carry it.

Nate

 

[Roland58]

Maybe it is like one of those things the Pope swings around with the smoke in it.....? Nah.

 

[Whitebeard]

Maybe it is like one of those things the Pope swings around with the smoke in it.....? Nah.

I don't think the design would be apropriate unless it would be used in some kind of hippie ritual...lol

I think that Breezie's theory and yours about the banker's lamp are very interesting.

 

[Roland58]

Yeah, Breezie is the pro, no doubt. I will be very interested to see this resolved.

 

[Whitebeard]

Check this out!

If you look at picture below you will see ship lanterns now imagine replacing globe with object found then you have a night-light, (the object was found near shore of St.Lawrence River (brass=ship apparels or ornaments)), now heavy perforated brass globe (chimney) on heavy brass oil reservoir table type, the weight of it all keeps it from slipping on table during windy periods specially if you have protruding nail type points on bottom of reservoir then it wont even move, so during heavier winds it can be suspended (hole at tip of found object), now if you roll back up and look at object you will see it has a ceiling separated from roof so this keeps roof from getting to hot so now we know there is flame or at least heat involved so this becomes a clue.

Now the question is: Did such a type of lamp-lantern ever exist? (If it never did I'll invent it)

I know this might sound crazy to some of you but I'm tired and it's all I have for now........goodnight.

 

[Ammietuar]

I didnt have an idea until

Maybe it is like one of those things the Pope swings around with the smoke in it.....? Nah.

.............YEA! It looks like one half of a hanging candle holder. Google image "hanging candle holder" and youll see a bunch of em, or google image "mary's tomb" for a pic of thousands of em hanging there like I thought of.... Good call Ro58.

 

[fmerg]

how about a catholic "Censer" Church Incense Burner
like this one

 

[Whitebeard]

how about a catholic "Censer" Church Incense Burner
like this one

It surely is mind bogging, after checking a while back I found out that they where usually made of silver or silver plating on brass, now the incense burners where much thinner (than object found) for a reason of weight, they where hand held at full length of arm and swung around so needed to be as light as possible, a question I am still asking myself to date is where they molded? object found is cast we can see light mold marks on the inside and there are no traces of silver plating plus the design does not seem to be of religious order I would say they look more like Bohemian or in the order of folk art.

Yes I know most of you want pics of the inside but I'm waiting to borrow good photography equipment to take clear closeups.