Hanging oil lamp

[marcylove]

Went back to the house today...found this...

[talesofthesevenseas]

Wow, that's VERY cool! Love it!!

[hosman321]

I have one like this, I love these! Prices jump all over the place, sometimes they go for $150 on ebay and sometimes $30. If yours is missing the glass globe, I'd say it's worth around $40-$60. But that's today, who knows about tomorrow.

[marcylove]

Thanks.  He's got so many of the glass globes and hurricanes(?) laying around... Iwouldn't know which one would work? 

[cogar]

Marcylove, most any of the globes will work, except for the tall skinny ones, they are moreso for the Alladin lamps.

But now I really like that enamelware (granitware) tray. That is a beauty, 

[marcylove]

haha ... I'm not sure if it was really enamel..it felt like tin...

[cogar]

It will feel a lot better than tin if you get it appraised by a collector. 

[marcylove]

allllllrighty then!  going back today and I'll grab it...

[tmerrifield]

Nice find

[tmerrifield]

This one is similar

[hosman321]

I love the ones with the mercury glass reflectors. Here's mine. I need to strip it and repaint it though, there's about 5 different layers of paint. Are those pics yours merrifield or did you find them online?

[tmerrifield]

There are in my den.  I've got several, and tend to use them all

[cogar]

Hosman, upon seeing the picture of your lamp and not being able to see how high up the wall it is mounted ...... I just want to caution you that if the top of the globe is not a couple feet away from the ceiling ...... then don't you be lighting it ..... unless you have a Smoke Bell or "heat deflector" 8" to 10" above the top of the globe.

See here: http://www.antiquelampsupply.com/category/134_hanging-lamp-hardware

[olecanalantiques]

Ahhh! So that's what those are for, i have an old rusted frame that has a small chain with one of those little "Smoke Bells" on it, how cool!!

[hosman321]

I promise it's far enough from the ceiling, it's about 3 feet down. Our ceiling is slanted pretty sharply.
When I lit it the first time I let it burn for about 10-15 minutes. I got on the step ladder and put my hand far above it, the heat doesn't reach the ceiling. Thanks for the concern!