Seems that this company made lamps for railroads, ships ect and I assume other types !! Problem is,, like Cogar said,, could not have been used like a table lamp !! Would have sat in a fixed wall bracket !! Only thing the plate says is the name of the company that made it !! No way to know which ship unless it is written on the lamp !! Still a very nice oil burner !! You can find info on the company but not in english and I can`t translate on my dial up !!