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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 202758, member: 44"]At the moment can't tell you anything about the miniature lamp other then to say it has a really broken falling apart P & A Mfg. Co. Acorn burner - Plume & Atwood company, most prolific of burner manufacturers. These burners are still being manufactured today; however, the remnants and thumbwheel wording on this burner appear to be an old one. Nowwwww, do know it was common practice to replace burners, especially P & A burners, several times during the lifetime of such a lamp. Acorn, hornet and nutmeg burners are small burners with the acorn the smallest. These burners were and still used on nightlight and miniature lamps. P&A was not the maker of the lamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right now I haven't time to check my miniature/nightlamp books for this particular lamp. Will look this evening.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 202758, member: 44"]At the moment can't tell you anything about the miniature lamp other then to say it has a really broken falling apart P & A Mfg. Co. Acorn burner - Plume & Atwood company, most prolific of burner manufacturers. These burners are still being manufactured today; however, the remnants and thumbwheel wording on this burner appear to be an old one. Nowwwww, do know it was common practice to replace burners, especially P & A burners, several times during the lifetime of such a lamp. Acorn, hornet and nutmeg burners are small burners with the acorn the smallest. These burners were and still used on nightlight and miniature lamps. P&A was not the maker of the lamp. Right now I haven't time to check my miniature/nightlamp books for this particular lamp. Will look this evening. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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