RARE HANDLAN TIN BRASS TRAVLERS TRAVELING OIL WICK LANTERN MINERS LAMP RAILROAD

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UP FOR BID AND YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THIS RARE NICKEL PLATED TIN AND BRASS HANDLAN OIL WICK TRAVLERS LANTERN. THIS IS A VERY RARE LAMP THAT COULD BE CARRIED, ATTACHED TO YOUR POCKET WITH THE BRASS CLIP ON THE BACK, OR SIT ON A MINERS DESK OR TABLE. AS YOU CAN SEE IN PHOTO #2 THERE IS A DOUBLE TIN INNER LINING THAT CREATES A DEAD AIR SPACE TO KEEP THE BACK SIDE COOL WHEN ATTACHED TO A PANT POCKET. THE BRASS CLIP ON THE BOTTOM HOLDS THE BURNER TANK IN PLACE, PULL BACK ON THE CLIP AND REMOVE THE BURNER TANK FOR FILLING. THIS PIECE STANDS 6 3/4 INCHES TALL WITH THE BAIL HANDLE DOWN, 8 3/8 INCHES WITH THE CARRYING HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION, 2 3/4 INCHES WIDE AND 1 5/8 INCHES FRONT TO BACK. NICKEL LOSS ON THE TIN LANTERN - A FEW SMALL DENTS ON THE REVERSE THAT DO NOT DETRACT FROM THIS RARE LANTERN - NO BROKEN PARTS OR PIECES - NO REPAIRS, CRACKS OR SPLITS IN THE TIN - BURNER SCREWS ON AND OFF FOR FILLING - WICK TURNS UP AND DOWN SMOOTHLY - FRONT AND TOP PIVOT UP AND DOWN AS THEY SHOULD - IT APPEARS TO HAVE ONCE HAD AN OVAL DECORATION ON THE FRONT WITH A NAME AND PATENT NUMBER, I CAN MAKE OUT THE PAT. ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OVAL AND A COUPLE OF LETTERS ON THE TOP OF THE OVAL . VERY NICE OIL WICK LAMP THAT WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO MOST ANY COLLECTOR OF RARE OIL WICK LAMPS. COULD HAVE POSSIBLE BEEN USED IN A RAILROAD CABOOSE OR SOME SORT read more
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