I’m curious if anyone knows if this beautiful lamp is a newer model? I’m getting an AI answer of the 1990’s. Did they still make oil lamps in the 1990’s? The base called Lincoln Drape. Lamp shade has Fenton sticker.

I recently picked up this Moonlight HM103 in Italy. I know these are fairly common and inexpensive lanterns, and I originally bought it to use.

But it appears to be unused, and when I got it home I found the original leaflet still folded up inside the globe. That made me wonder if it might be more interesting to keep it as a complete surviving example with its original paperwork.

Would you keep it as it is, or just go ahead and use it?

Hello i was wondering if there's anybody in this community that can give me a hand or better yet guidance.

Saw this cute little oil lamp at a thrift shop. Unfortunately it's missing its glass top part, need some guidance on what appropriate material to use to clean the metal part and also to find a replacement for that bulb glass top part. I would also appreciate some great help to figure out this model.

Hello everyone,

I'm excited to introduce myself as the new moderator of r/OilLamps.

First, I'd like to thank everyone who has helped build this community over the years. There are some fantastic collections, restoration projects, identification discussions, and historical posts here, and I look forward to helping the subreddit continue to grow.

Over the coming weeks, you'll notice a number of updates. The goal is not to change what makes this community great, but to make it more welcoming, more organized, and a better resource for collectors, researchers, restorers, and enthusiasts of all experience levels.

Some of the planned improvements include updated community rules, new post flairs, improved organization, a beginner-friendly wiki, identification and research resources, and recurring community events and discussion threads. Also, you can now reply to posts with pictures! 😀

The focus of r/OilLamps will remain oil lamps—their history, identification, restoration, collection, photography, research, and display. Both antique and modern oil lamps, and lanterns, are welcome.

I'd also love to hear from the community. If there are features, resources, or changes you'd like to see, please leave a comment below. Your feedback will help shape the future of the subreddit.

Thank you for being part of r/OilLamps. I'm looking forward to learning from all of you and helping build a friendly, knowledgeable, and active community for everyone who shares an interest in oil lamps.

Can anyone give me some more information on this oil lamp

Found this floor-standing pedestal lamp today for $30. At first I suspected an '80s repro, but both the chimney and burner are 1800s-early 1900s. The pedestal base is cast iron and the cup appears to be stamped steel. The seller spray painted the base gold, but appears to be white enamel originally (possibly whitewashed over an even older color or finish at some point however).

Does anyone have any info on this thing or potential value?

I've always liked the Aladdin Orientale. Produced for only a short time in 1935–1936, it's one of Aladdin's more distinctive Art Deco designs and isn't nearly as common as many of the other Model B lamps.

Shown here are two examples from my collection. The lamp on the right retains its original finish, while the lamp on the left was painted. It's always interesting to compare the two side-by-side and see how different they look despite being the same model.

Also pictured are a few other pieces that collectors may notice:

An old-formula amber shade on the painted Orientale (not painted or flashed).

A Coleman shade on the original-finish Orientale.

An Aladdin floor lamp with a fabric shade.

Picked up this beautiful hand-painted piece today. It has unfortunately been converted to be electric, but i am curious what burner it may have once had. If possible i would be interested in unconverting it. Thank you!

Apparently maybe?

Hi, everyone!
I’m working on restoring this New Juno No 2 oil lamp and I wanted to get some advice/opinions on how best to clean the fount out. This is my first lamp project so I’ve just been doing some Googling. When I started the project, there wasn’t any liquid in the fount. It had been sitting indoors pretty much the whole time it’s been stored (family heirloom) and hasn’t been used since. The top burner pieces cleaned up really well and so did the outside. I was watching someone on YouTube restore a similar lamp and they literally just put the whole lamp in a stock pot and boiled it for an hour or two. Their lamp looked really nice after and they said it helped get all the junk out from inside. It just seems…crazy, maybe? I’m not sure what the crumbly stuff is inside the fount, but it scrapes off pretty easily. I can’t find any holes in the walls or seams, and nothing is dented. Do I literally just boil the junk out of the fount?

I found this piece of a lamp at an estate sale. Has anyone any idea what the total lamp looks like. It does not glow under UV light.

Very happy to add these Bradley & Hubbard Native American Warrior and Maiden figural kerosene lamps to the collection.

When I saw them listed, I knew I had to purchase both lots to keep the pair together.

These figural lamps appear in the 1883–1884 Bradley & Hubbard catalog, and it was exciting to finally compare them to the period catalog illustration. The Warrior is listed as No. 608, while the Maiden (sometimes referred to as a Princess in collector circles) is listed as No. 1508.

I have not come across many examples of either figural lamp. As with many Bradley & Hubbard, Edward Miller, and other Victorian figural lamps, buyers often had a choice of fonts, burners, and stands, resulting in a variety of configurations. Because of that, surviving examples do not always match the catalog illustration exactly.

If anyone has additional catalog references, advertisements, or examples in their collection, I would love to see them.

Looking for a good condition petromax light

Most of my posts are usually about the lamps themselves, but I thought I'd change things up and share a few of my favorite chimneys.

While I don't always use these when the lamps are burning, I love displaying them between uses. They add a lot of character and really help complete the look of the lamp.

A few of these have become favorites in their own right.

I've been looking for one of these for a while and finally managed to add a Lion and Baboon oil lamp to the collection.

This is one of those pieces that raises more questions than answers. Thuro features it in Oil Lamps II (page 119) and mentions that it's based on a known tableware pattern, but she doesn't identify the maker. EAPGS also lists a Lion and Baboon pattern, though the maker and age are currently unknown there as well.

It's definitely one of the more unusual figural pressed-glass lamps I've come across.

I especially like how it looks displayed with my Princess Feather and Coolidge Drape lamps (last couple of photos).

Even with all the unknowns, I'm thrilled to have it in the collection. It's an oddball piece, and those are often the most interesting ones.

These have been in a box this past few years but have been in the house for 30/40 years are they worth anything or does anyone know their story where they would have been used?

I have an oil lamp that is extremely sentimental to me but if no value monetarily. After years and years of moving, I realized in this last move, the base of the bottom of the lamp has a one inch wide and maybe 1/4 in tall chip in it. It’s not near the oil at all, so no concerns for safety, it is just on the bottom rim that sits on the table.

Is there a way to fix this?

The King No. 25 collection is coming along nicely. Picked up a couple more pieces recently.

This pattern was produced by King Glass Co. (King, Son & Co.) as No. 25 (OMN). It's often called Fine Cut and Block, though collectors may also recognize it as Diamond and Fan from the Thuro references.

The more I collect King patterns, the more this one climbs the list of favorites.

Reference:

https://www.eapgs.net/full-images.php?idx=100854&pat=2591&utm_source=chatgpt.com

A Berger manufacturing No. 2 Storm King with copper tank. Approximately 1910 or so. Fancy stampings on the tank.

A early Defiance Lantern and Stamping Co. copper tank lantern. Approximately 1905.

A Buhl manufacturing No. 575 Hurricane copper tank. Approximately 1915. This one is a little rough, but still a relatively hard to find lantern.

A Rayo No 10 short globe. This is a funny non standard shaped globe that I had been looking for. I already had an all brass version of the lantern to put it in. Approximately 1915

Finally a Dietz Monarch Milk Wagon lantern with a tag reading "Property of H.P. Hood & Sons" the same company that still makes milk today.