Hi Betty Ann, I also have one of these reproductions from NPS at Jamestown, VA, except that mine has a handle. They are hand blown there at the park and based on originals that were found in the area. The person I spoke to there admitted that these probably we not used as the light source, ie; an oil lamp but as the water globe, hence the hole in the top to add the water. But in order to sell them, they have added the the metal cover and wick to make them useful as oil lamps, since not many people have a use for water globes these days. I certainly didn't pay $100.00. I too chuckled at 3 of the same "rare" items. Dona in Asan, Guam where Typhoon (soon to be supertyphoon) Sudal spared us a direct hit on Wed. but our neighbor island of Yap has not so fortunate. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clive and Betty Ann Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Interesting item on eBay web site item# 3285954173: Rare LACEMAKER'S OIL LAMP
> I bought the same thing from the National Park Service (USA) some years ago for around $45. Mine also has the exact same "Pontil mark" on the bottom and is the exact same size as described by the seller. The National Park Service also sells them with a wick and a metal cover, also described by the seller. She/he apparently got all their information from the NPS. No amount of persuasion by me could get the Park Service to change their description or stop selling them as patio lamps, even though they are described as "18th Century reproduction of a Lacemaker's Lamp." I kept the catalogue from which I bought the lamp so I am certain of my description. > > They are handblown in Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia for the NPS. > > I can't remember which National Park gift shop I was in last year (FH Clive and I go to alot of Civil War battlefields managed by the NPS) and they had the lamps in the gift shop for around the same price, including the wick, if I recall. > > Lordy, someone will think they have a rare antique (3 of them??) and pay foolishly for them. > > With Mouth Agape, > Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Apr 8, 2004 4:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [lace] Interesting item on eBay web site item# 3285954173: Rare LACEMAKER'S OIL LAMP > > >This seller has three rare lacemaker's lamps for sale! > >It does look like what I think is the real thing. Pretty pricey > >though. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
