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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 80330, member: 44"]Well, I've looked at this since it was first posted and still haven't a good guess. It is hard for me to visualize what this looks like hung up. As to being hung up, I can't tell from the pics whether it hangs from the ceiling or wall. That snake thing seems more appropriate for a wall light and those chains don't seem long enough and doesn't have a pulley to raise and lower the fixture from the ceiling for lighting and extinguishing the flames. If that middle thing is all there is to hold fuel like oil, it doesn't seem big enough to hold much. If there is suppose to be some sort of light at the ends of the arms, those holes certainly would not hold wicks for there is no way to adjust the wicks and no way to screw or insert any type of burner for oil, whale or fuel lamps. A gas fixture is a possibility, but gas ceiling lamps did not swing, no chains. They were attached to the ceiling by a brass pipe. I would not be surprised if this fixture was missing important parts.</p><p><br /></p><p>A full length picture of it being held up by the ceiling or wall plate.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 80330, member: 44"]Well, I've looked at this since it was first posted and still haven't a good guess. It is hard for me to visualize what this looks like hung up. As to being hung up, I can't tell from the pics whether it hangs from the ceiling or wall. That snake thing seems more appropriate for a wall light and those chains don't seem long enough and doesn't have a pulley to raise and lower the fixture from the ceiling for lighting and extinguishing the flames. If that middle thing is all there is to hold fuel like oil, it doesn't seem big enough to hold much. If there is suppose to be some sort of light at the ends of the arms, those holes certainly would not hold wicks for there is no way to adjust the wicks and no way to screw or insert any type of burner for oil, whale or fuel lamps. A gas fixture is a possibility, but gas ceiling lamps did not swing, no chains. They were attached to the ceiling by a brass pipe. I would not be surprised if this fixture was missing important parts. A full length picture of it being held up by the ceiling or wall plate. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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