Oil lamp
Well
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Metal, Paint
Measurements
510 x 410 mm
Place of origin
Pontyglasier
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552125
Summary
Metal oil lamp painted black on body, white on inside/underside. Cylindrical body with round ring reservoir at top. Chimney runs the height of lamp and is taller than body with ring and chain fixing for hanging. Pilot light door is towards base/shade. Slanted round shade, copper alloy (brass) filament/burner fixings.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
(plate on door) 'WELLS INCANDESCENT OIL LAMP' (on underside) 'WELLS No 39 LAMP, ALL BRITISH'
Makers and roles
Well