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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 202830, member: 44"]Sarajayne, before you get too set on this being a Westmoreland glass lamp, I need to tell you what I just found in Ann McDonald's <i>Evolution of the Night Lamp</i>, 1997, pp. 23 & 26. When I found those similar lamps online, my first thought was their similarity to Cosmos miniature lamps by Consolidated Glass. The Cosmos lamps have the same "fired-on paint around the top of the base and bottom of shade." I couldn't see that paint on yours and the one in the Smith book was a black and white pic. Soooo as the evening progressed it bothered me. I have now gone through my other miniature lamp books. In the <i>Evolution of the Night Lamp</i> book found pictured the "Sylvan" lamp. Chapter III "Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company", Pages 21-32, is a sort of history on the Consolidated Lamp company. Here is some of what is said about the Sylvan lamp:</p><p><br /></p><p>p. 23:</p><p>"In 1896, the entire Consolidated operation moved to Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. In a front page ad in CGL, March 25, 1896, they announced: 'Having outgrown the Fostoria plant, it was deemed wise to seek a new location, where could be had all possible advantage for the manufacture and distribution of our wares ....' ... the new plant in Coraopolis, now under Kopp's able management. By June 10, 1896, Kopp had worked wonders. The Coraopolis plant was featured in a full page article, 'The Lamp Makers of America,' in CGL. .... The styles are as varied and diverse as artistic invention, taste, skill, gleaning from all fields, and a study of the best examples of ancient and modern forms could evolve.'</p><p><br /></p><p>"The article noted the production of night lamps: 'The Dover, Daisy, <b>Sylvan</b>, Acme, Rose and Basket, each and all made in solid opal, turquoise, aqua marine, rose, or canary, in glaze or satin finish, decorated in still life scenes, figures of foliage.' The Daisy was the Cosmos (S286), the <b>Sylvan</b> (S 296) and the Acme (S 383 and 384). ..."</p><p><br /></p><p>Page 26:</p><p>"'The new <b>Sylvan</b> night lamp is a dainty little article and has a big sale already,' wrote a critic in CGL, May 30, 1894. The lamp was pictured in an ad the following March 14, 1895, in C & G. An article February 6, 1895, in CGL on 'The Glass Trade,' called the <b>Sylvan</b> Night Lamp (S 296) a perfect 25 cents night lamp with its handpainted floral shade and base, the shade as thin and delicate as eggshell, the lamp was a good buy then and is popular with collectors today.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The Star Night Lamp S 241 appeared in an article on ..."</p><p><br /></p><p>Soooooo, was the lamp manufactured first by Consolidated Lamp and later by Westmoreland or did Consolidated supply Westmoreland with some of their lamps??? BTW, do note the lamp has the same number as in the Smith book. The front of the book gives gratitude to the Smiths for "information they shared, for permission to photograph some of their lamps and to use the Smith numbers in this book." Seems like this book would have mentioned the Westmoreland info from the Smith book. I haven't a Westmoreland book or catalog so can't confirm or deny if this lamp is pictured. Following is a scan of the lamp from this book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Sylvan lamp said to be by Consolidated. Do read alllll (click the "read more") that it says above the manufacturer. The seller points out that Smith says Westmoreland and other authors Consolidated.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the caption to the photo, Smith attributes all of these lamps to the Westmoreland Specialty Company of Grapeville, Pa. However, all of the lamps shown have been attributed by other authors to Consolidated Glass or its predecessor companies (e.g. Fostoria Shade & Lamp). We don't know if the Smith attribution is an error, or if at some point, the Westmoreland Specialty Company acquired the molds from Consolidated and continued making these lamps. No other authors which we've consulted attribute any of these lamps or patterns to the Westmoreland Specialty Company."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-sylvan-mini-oil-lamp-fostoria-consolidated" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-sylvan-mini-oil-lamp-fostoria-consolidated" rel="nofollow">http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-sylvan-mini-oil-lamp-fostoria-consolidated</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58322[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 202830, member: 44"]Sarajayne, before you get too set on this being a Westmoreland glass lamp, I need to tell you what I just found in Ann McDonald's [I]Evolution of the Night Lamp[/I], 1997, pp. 23 & 26. When I found those similar lamps online, my first thought was their similarity to Cosmos miniature lamps by Consolidated Glass. The Cosmos lamps have the same "fired-on paint around the top of the base and bottom of shade." I couldn't see that paint on yours and the one in the Smith book was a black and white pic. Soooo as the evening progressed it bothered me. I have now gone through my other miniature lamp books. In the [I]Evolution of the Night Lamp[/I] book found pictured the "Sylvan" lamp. Chapter III "Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company", Pages 21-32, is a sort of history on the Consolidated Lamp company. Here is some of what is said about the Sylvan lamp: p. 23: "In 1896, the entire Consolidated operation moved to Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. In a front page ad in CGL, March 25, 1896, they announced: 'Having outgrown the Fostoria plant, it was deemed wise to seek a new location, where could be had all possible advantage for the manufacture and distribution of our wares ....' ... the new plant in Coraopolis, now under Kopp's able management. By June 10, 1896, Kopp had worked wonders. The Coraopolis plant was featured in a full page article, 'The Lamp Makers of America,' in CGL. .... The styles are as varied and diverse as artistic invention, taste, skill, gleaning from all fields, and a study of the best examples of ancient and modern forms could evolve.' "The article noted the production of night lamps: 'The Dover, Daisy, [B]Sylvan[/B], Acme, Rose and Basket, each and all made in solid opal, turquoise, aqua marine, rose, or canary, in glaze or satin finish, decorated in still life scenes, figures of foliage.' The Daisy was the Cosmos (S286), the [B]Sylvan[/B] (S 296) and the Acme (S 383 and 384). ..." Page 26: "'The new [B]Sylvan[/B] night lamp is a dainty little article and has a big sale already,' wrote a critic in CGL, May 30, 1894. The lamp was pictured in an ad the following March 14, 1895, in C & G. An article February 6, 1895, in CGL on 'The Glass Trade,' called the [B]Sylvan[/B] Night Lamp (S 296) a perfect 25 cents night lamp with its handpainted floral shade and base, the shade as thin and delicate as eggshell, the lamp was a good buy then and is popular with collectors today. "The Star Night Lamp S 241 appeared in an article on ..." Soooooo, was the lamp manufactured first by Consolidated Lamp and later by Westmoreland or did Consolidated supply Westmoreland with some of their lamps??? BTW, do note the lamp has the same number as in the Smith book. The front of the book gives gratitude to the Smiths for "information they shared, for permission to photograph some of their lamps and to use the Smith numbers in this book." Seems like this book would have mentioned the Westmoreland info from the Smith book. I haven't a Westmoreland book or catalog so can't confirm or deny if this lamp is pictured. Following is a scan of the lamp from this book. Here is a Sylvan lamp said to be by Consolidated. Do read alllll (click the "read more") that it says above the manufacturer. The seller points out that Smith says Westmoreland and other authors Consolidated. "In the caption to the photo, Smith attributes all of these lamps to the Westmoreland Specialty Company of Grapeville, Pa. However, all of the lamps shown have been attributed by other authors to Consolidated Glass or its predecessor companies (e.g. Fostoria Shade & Lamp). We don't know if the Smith attribution is an error, or if at some point, the Westmoreland Specialty Company acquired the molds from Consolidated and continued making these lamps. No other authors which we've consulted attribute any of these lamps or patterns to the Westmoreland Specialty Company." [URL]http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-sylvan-mini-oil-lamp-fostoria-consolidated[/URL] --- Susan [ATTACH=full]58322[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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