VINTAGE 2 MOLD FLINT (?) GLASS EARLY OIL KEROSENE LAMP

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We have up for auction an old glass kerosene or oil lamp. This was part of my mother-in-law's estate. She passed away a few months short of 100 years old on September 1, 2010. She is very much missed. Many of her relatives worked in the glass factories in and around the Western PA during the late1800's and early 1900's. I think this maybe one of the pieces she obtained from them but I am not sure. The font of this lamp clearly shows a two part mold. The rather ornate pedestal base shows a three part mold and looks like it was applied to the font rather than being one whole piece. There are a few bubbles in the glass and a few little flecks of gray (flint ?) On the inside of the base if you run your finger around the bottom you can feel a few slight nicks in the glass. They cannot been seen and don't affect the balance of the lamp. It sits firmly on a table. The lamp measures 8 1/4" H and the round base measures 3 7/8" across. For its size, this lamp is weighty. P.S.: The handsome fellow in the first photo is "OC" (short for Orange Cat (clever, huh ). He lived on our back porch several winters ago where he gratefully accepted food in exchange for allowing a few pets. We made him a square wood box lined with faux lambswool installed high on a chair on the porch for maximum view and safety. After two weeks of looking at it, he decided read more

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