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Tall glass "hand" lamp [Index: Unknown Manafacturer]
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Tall glass "hand" lamp [Index: Unknown
Manafacturer] by John Ferrarone
Posted: Nov. 02, 1998 @ 17:56.
What a wonderful service you provide! I have a tall glass lamp (18") of a womans' hand holding a torch. The hand has a rather pronounced ring on the ring finger and when I bought I assumed it was a type of wedding lamp. I doubt that now because it is a right hand which holds the torch. It is biscuit joined, with the hand holding the handle part molded, and the font, blown. The font has quite a bit of bubbles in the glass. The whole lamp is a light greenish colored glass. The collar is a #2 size (I think) and has a raised rib surrounding it. The threads do not mate up with any (american) burners that I own. The base of the lamp flairs out slightly and is seated in a cast iron decorative ,4 footed base joined by brass collar.The base appears to me as new. The lamp, old. However, they are such a well mated pair that I think they were manufactured to be together. I have asked a number of experts and received a number of answers, ranging from 'fake,repro and Czech, to extremely rare'. It caused a bit of a stink at a Rushlight Club Meeting. One common occurence has been that nearly all whom I have asked have asked me if I am willing to sell it (hmmm).I have been actively collecting lamps for 15 years and have never seen anything remotely like this. I think (hope) that I have something nice here. Any ideas on your end? Thanks for your help. I've been trying to get an answer for 4 years. John
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On Nov. 03, 1998 @ 16:26, Steve Peterson
wrote:
I think I have seen something like what you described at an antique shop here in Arizona. The only difference would be that instead of glass, this was all brass; but just like you described: right hand, noticeable ring, (thick) torch handle, but the font was a removeable pot. Can you supply a picture so I can check and see if this is same "mold style" or just a same like lamp, but different. TIA - Steve
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On Nov. 03, 1998 @ 20:57, Fil Graff, Guild Secretary
wrote:
John: Without a picture, I can't say for sure, but I recall seeing something fairly recently (memory like a sieve...could have bee yesterday!) about the Statue of Liberty and such a lamp. The torch came to the US several years before the rest of the Statue, and I recall seeing a photo of a lamp made just like the hand holding the torch. As for the wedding ring, I don't think Miss Liberty was married!
Might well be a new lamp, but usually there are LOTS of new lamps all at once. The crudeness of the glass was not typical of glass of the period, especially if it IS the Liberty Torch, and thus a commemorative item. :: Fil ::