Is this REALLY an antique nautical lamp? Need info about maker
Is this a legitimately old nautical lamp? The wear on it seems to indicate that it is, but I cannot find a history, listing, etc. for the manufacturer. I Google every combo of the words on the plate -- "The Nautical Lamps Co. Makers of Nautic Brand Products, Plainville Conn." -- and I get general sites about lamps, but not anything specific about this manufacturer. It's rare -- in my picks anyway -- to find an un-cracked Fresnel lens still in the lamp.
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7 years agoIronically, the museum did not know about the company but at another antiques mall, less than two miles away, there was another lantern, this one priced at $79, and an employee found PROOF that the company existed! Herewith, the link to a January 1932 article of "Motor Boating, The Yachtsman's Magazine" page 140, a short notice titled "Nautical Lamp Company Organized."
Also, photos of the "other" lamp. Lenses in red and green to indicate port and starboard.
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7 years agoThanks for all the compliments! One other odd feature: I just lightly cleaned it with Brasso and discovered that it had been lacquered at some point. These photos don't do it justice, but it is there and looks very patchy -- like paint that is partially peeled off in irregular blotches. I've seen lacquer on brass goblets and candlesticks too. Unless I can find a non-abrasive means of removing the lacquer, I will just let the patina re-form.
I am quite happy with this purchase. I removed the wick assembly from the bottom (came out with very easily, with no damage) and use the lantern as a votive candleholder. As you might imagine, that thick Fresnel lens REALLY REALLY augments the candlelight! That's what it was designed for in the first place.
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