SOU R.R. MARKED OLD PAULL'S RAILROAD LANTERN - NICE ONE

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I AM DOWNSIZING MY HOME AND COLLECTION AND IS AN OLD KERO LANTERN THAT IS MARKED PAULL'S NO. 0 AND PATENT DATES ON ITS TOP OF "JULY 29TH, 1890 JUNE 30TH, 1903" IT IS REAL NICE WITH NO RUST PITTING ANYW I ACQUIRED THE LANTERN IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. BACK IN 1985 FROM A SOUTHERN RAILROAD MAN. I HAVE HAD IT DISPLAYED AS HE SAID HE HAD DONE FOR YEARS. IT HAS A REAL NICE CLEAR GLASS GLOBE WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS EXCEPT SOME FLEA BITED ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM MOUNTING EDGES, NONE OF THESE ARE SERIOUS. THE GLOBE IS ETCHED "SOU. R.R." AND IT LOOKS REAL NICE. IT HAS NO DENTS OR SCRAPES. I APPLIED A NEW WICK YEARS AGO SO IT IS READY FOR USE IF YOU SO CHOOSE. IT IS NOT PAINTED, JUST THE CLEAN TIN METAL FINISH. THE LANTERN BIDY IS 13 1/2" TALL AND WITH THE BAIL UP IT IS 19" TALL. THE BASE IS ABOUT 7" WIDE. T IS NO RESERVE, ITS GOING TO A NEW HOME. I NEVER ADD HANDLING JUST THE USPS TO YOU WELL PACKED. CHECK MY FEEDBACK OF SOME LATE LANTERN AUCTIONS.