Lamp...How Old ?

[mojjax]

I got this a a garage sale today , 75 cents . Wondering how old it might be , or any other info . Thanks !

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I always wondered what that is. I found one like it and sold it. I believe it had a spring in it. I also found just the top piece. Mine is full of wax. Maybe different. Very strange. Some type of candle. I will take pic.

 

[duggap]

did you try rubbing it

 

[lostcauses]

The first lamp may be a burner for a chafing dish.
The second candle stick is an item as it burns down it will push up due to the spring inside the thing.

 

[ghost_rider]

Take a look on the end of the knob that turns the wick up. Many times there is manf. info on the end of the knob and sometimes there is a patent date. I dug one from 1906 and this is where I found the info for the date!!!

 

[gainking]

It might be an old Dietz lamp. They make them still in Syracuse NY. They have been around for a long time and I think they have a museum of lamps on their website. The only thing is....I think they stamp Dietz on the bottom. Just a thought.