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Object Name2-part Lamp
Maker Vapo Cresolene Company
Made FromGlass
Date1885-1930
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH (stand): 15.7 cm, D (burner): 5.5 cm
Accession Number81.4.26
Credit LineGift in memory of Gertrude Christman Melvin
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; metal; mold-blown. Round mold-blown font which is marked "VAPO CRESOLENE/USE KEROSENE" on side; metal collar and burner. Lamp rests in an elaborate iron stand with scroll feet and saucer-like top section which would be heated by the flame of the lamp.
Provenance
Former Collection Gertrude Christman Melvin
Source Crandall Melvin Jr. (1928-2003)

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