Ripley Marriage Lamp

38. marriage lamp by stacy bernard (harlie@cajunnet.com)
    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
    

• On September 11, 1998 @ 16:38, Richard Dudley (dudleyre@erols.com) 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
  
  
  
• On September 12, 1998 @ 10:01, Steve Peterson (speterson@inficad.com) 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
  
  
  
• On September 16, 1998 @ 07:45, Heinz Baumann (baumann@sc3101.med.buffalo.edu) 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.