Georgian Oil Lamp with Incised Twist Stem c1780

Description

Heading : Georgian oil lamp with incised twist stem c1780
Period : George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl :Oil resevoir
Stem : Incised twist
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 8.5cm height, 7cm diameter resevoir, 5.7cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent, no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 134 grams

Reference : 

The Open Flame Lamp by Keith Kelsall Pg. 92.

Commercial whaling in Britain came to an end in 1963. Remarkably the highest prices for whale oil were achieved not in the mid 19th century, prior to the ready availability of kerosene, but in the 1950s when whale oil continued to be used in hydraulics and transmission systems and still was in the early 1970s.

“The past is a foreign country…” . even the recent past.