This is a great and hard to find item for a more advanced collector.  A good friend of mine who doesn’t have the computer skills, eyesight, or the patience to put up with eBay has asked me to do him a favor and list some of his collection.  I don’t mind and I like helping him.  All items listed are in good condition with no negative issues unless stated different so bid with confidence. 

  Many of the items listed on eBay these days are salt & pepper shakers with broken off heads & glued back on, used Tupperware, plastic toys, Goodwill rejects, or trade tokens dug from under old out houses.  If that is of your interest, none of that here & the majority of the starting bids are at the original cost of the owner so offers for less are not appreciated.  Also,  you might like to check some of my other listings which also have some nice hard to find desirable items.  If the item is not to your liking, please advise with a legitimate reason, not because you changed your mind or it doesn’t match your couch, & return for a full refund

 

1.       these usually sat on bars in the saloons or brothels of the old west for patrons to light their smokes & often had a beautiful lady showing some “details”   

2.       the font contained kerosene & it went up through the wick to the burner and the flame burned constantly until extinguished at closing for the night      

3.       the dips in the kerosene filled tubes were removed by the patron and ignited by the constant flame in the glass globe at the top      

4.        when finished they were put back into the tube to be extinguished in the kerosene liquid

5.       that sounds a little dangerous but kerosene has a very low  ignition factor from the fumes

6.       eBay charges 20% right off the top of any sale so keep that in mind if you make an offer that you feel will catch attention or consideration

7        the “make offer” is not for the cheap but for those who want to make a strong offer, not less than the starting bid & eliminate their competition

8.       the fonts were often brass but the nicer ones were fancy glass like this rare cranberry stripped example 

9.       there are a few miniscule signs of use over the 100 years & more but to be expected

10.     the base is cast iron or some kind of heavy pot metal as they didn’t want them tipped over and broken

11.     but that did happen now and then and the lamps were thrown away & therefore not many survived until today  

12.     questions gladly responded to unless they are statements from the uniformed, lonely, unknowledgeable, and opinionated  

 

The post office has recently raised the cost & is now possibly higher than the stated cost here but I will stick to it for now & any additional cost will be covered from this end.  We would rather loose a few dollars than make money shipping & we will combine wins to save the buyer money on multiple wins.  No hidden petty costs as we don’t make a profit shipping as that is unprofessional & tacky.