#38 • Hinks's Duplex Oil Lamp In Ornate Stand

Part of Green Gallery - Meaders Pottery, Great Estate Items, Fly Fishing Gear & More!! (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $52.00

Status: Available

4 Piece Oil lamp with Hinks's No. 2 Duplex burner, clear glass chimney, on glass oil basin with ornate ring matching base and standing on ornate cast metal base with lion's heads, scrolling arms and accented body. Stands 26.5" tall. Hinks's Duplex No. 2 oil lamp burner- invented and manufactured by James Hinks & Son Ltd of Birmingham, England, starting around 1865- were retailed by major late-19th-century English department stores: such as William Whiteley Ltd (Whiteley's of Bayswater, London). Marked "W. Whiteley / Westbourne Grove / London" on neck and "Hinks's No. 2 Duplex" on wick adjust knob. In good condition for age- likely produced 1865-1881. BP