Featured Wrought Iron oil lamp - early or late?

Is this design earlier, 1860ish or later, say 1890s ? the font & tank appears to be brass - electrified at some point.

 

Drew, it's marked on the cap. What does it say?

Debora

 

Cap says - "Made In United States". Also, I've seen these wrought cone shaped forms on other Victorian metal work.

 

@Brazos
@Iowa Jayhawk

 

What does the electric cord go to?

Debora

 

Guessing ca. 1895-1905.

 

@Debora Where the wick used to be there is a socket, so I assume the cord goes through the lamp to the socket

 

See it now. So the lamp was electrified at some point.

Debora

 

the cord is a newer version..

 

i can't see how that lamp and stand go together............

 

I kind of agree. The stand looks like something recent.

 

All very confusing.

Debora

 

Found this image of what appears very similar - has it's globe & chimney

 

I have book on metal lamps and I will see if it is in that. There were about three dozen makers, or more. I am sure that the font was drilled and that will kill any collector value, so find a shade and make it back to an electric.

I think the stand might be original. Cleaned up with a pretty shade they make an interesting lamp to use.

 

The lamp itself appears to be brass with the holder being wrought iron. My guess is that the brass lamp portion was originally part of a pull down kerosene lamp of the 1800's. Later, after that lamp went out with the advent of electric lighting, someone made a table lamp out of it and converted it to electricity. My guess is that it was converted in the 1930's - 1950's.

 

Oil lamp, ca. 1890 - 1900, copper plated brass, wrought iron. H.11" x W.6" x D.6." SI.2003.057.

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Three scrolled and twisted wrought iron legs join a central twisted wrought iron shaft with bolts, the lower three bolts are in the shape of flowers. A copper-plated brass oil font embossed with flowers and fluting is attached to the central shaft. The burner, which is missing, was probably a miniature central draft type burner. The font is stamped: "THE B&H" and the filler cap is embossed: "B&H." This type of diminutive lamp, a miniature version of their popular banquet lamp, was called a "Boudoir Lamp."

https://www.si.edu/ahhp/lampsandchandeliers

 

Still checking my metal lamp text. About three fourths thru it. This book is about 450 pages and the illustrations are difficult to check.

 

You beat me to it flipper. Agree however that the electrification pretty much guts the value by up to 90%. Drilling through font is a deal breaker for oil lamps.

 

Forwarded photos to a lamp guy - he says it's a MILLER lamp of Meriden, Ct., 1890's when wrought iron became the rage. Bradley-Hubbard also made ornate examples. A short lived trend... proved to be too labor intensive & costly. I like the craft aspect, not the cast metal, class or porcelain most often seen.