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Lamp
Object/Artifact
Brass fluid lamp - "Miles Patent" applied to the base of the lamp. Round drip pan base; tapered bowl on pedestal. John Miles received a British patent for this “unspillable” lamp in 1787. A bit of a rarity, our lamp dates to the very early 19th century.
2022.41.118
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Miles, John
1815 - 1835
11-1/2 in
4 in
Brass