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Ripley Marriage Lamp
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marriage lamp by stacy bernard
Posted: September 09, 1998 @ 22:52.
i would like any information on whats called a marriage lamp i
believe there was one which is very rare called ripley's
marriage lamp i have researched this with no luck and i am
interested in obtaining a marriage lamp to add to a collection if
it is as rare as i am told then i know to end my search thank you
for any help you may give stacy bernard
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On September 11, 1998 @ 16:38, Richard Dudley
wrote:
Please refer to the Thuro book #I;Oil Lighting; The Kerosene Era
in North America. The marriage Lamp is described and pictured.
Also refer to my web site for a picture. I have emailed the site
address. R/Dudley
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On September 12, 1998 @ 10:01, Steve Peterson
wrote:
Pages 186, 187 in Oil Lamps if you have access to the book.
Apparently the book is now out of print and is getting difficult
to find; feel free to e-mail me and I can send you the
description from the book. Also the marriage (or wedding) lamp
can be found, but may take some searching and it will be
expensive. (Starting at about $1000) Hope this helps. - Steve
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On September 16, 1998 @ 07:45, Heinz Baumann
wrote:
The Ripley marriage lamp is not a scarce item, but much in demand
among collectors. One of the attractive challenges for the
collectors is that this lamp comes in various color combination
(font, match holder part, and base) and combinations of the top
with different base designs. Notable is also that a significant
number of these lamps have imperfections, aside from the missing
cover for the match holder. Ripley marriage lamps show up most
often at auctions. For instance, I noticed that one will be
included in the estate auction advertised by Fontaine's
Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, MA for mid October 1998.