18th/19thC Antique Double Crusie, Betty, Whale Oil, Phoebe Grease Lamp Signed JB
Description : An early, hand-forged Double Crusie. Phoebe or Betty Lamp, signed JB , c.
If youve found this then you certainly know the history of these lamps. See Internet for further information. The photos are probably the best description. The upper bowl contained the (oil, grease, fat) with a floating wick; the lower bowl caught the drippings (to be reused). There is a serrated stud on the stem to make adjustments to the upper bowl as the grease burned. This lamp can be either hung by the hook, or have the end point stuck horizontally into a beam. Condition : Very Good overall with expected wear, soiling, oxidation, etc. See photos for complete details and close-ups. Please consider them as part of the description. Displays brilliantly; highly appropriate for any collection of Early Colonial Lighting. Measures approximately 5-1/2H, excluding the hook and connecting hardware. The graduated bowls measure 3-3/4L and 4L, respectively. Overall height with hook in the vertical position: 11-1/4H. Good Luck, thanks for watching, and be sure to bookmark my Auctions, listed and ending daily. The item "18th/19thC Antique Double Crusie, Betty, Whale Oil, Phoebe Grease Lamp Signed JB" is in sale since Friday, June 12, 2020.This item is in the category "Antiques\Primitives". The seller is "mgs1971" and is located in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Category: Antiques, Primitives,
- Featured Refinements: Double Crusie, Phoebe or Betty Grease Oil Lamp
- Type: Signs
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14in.)
- Style: Primitive AAFA Country Folk Art Americana
- Material: Metal, Wrought Iron
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Region of Origin: US-Northeast
- Signed: Signed
- Maker: Signed JB
- Color: Hand-Forged Wrought Iron