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What do I have? Are these authentic John Scott brass kerosene or oil lamps?

What do I have? Are these authentic John Scott brass kerosene or oil lamps? by Mike Partan
Posted: Mar. 19, 2010 @ 11:53.
I accuired this pair of wall mount brass(?)kerosene/oil(?) lamps that is maked John Scott "Made in England". I have no idea of there age or, after doing some searching online, authenticity. Could you please tell me what I have, where they came from and what they are for. Thanks for your time and looking forward to what you have to say.

Thanks
Mike Partan

P.S. I have more pictures if needed.

On Mar. 19, 2010 @ 12:22, mike wrote:
Mike: Read query 1281 in the Q&A link at this site.
- On Mar. 19, 2010 @ 15:12, Bjorn Olde wrote:
  Hi Mike
  
  Your lamp is not in its original shape it has been converted. The lamp was originally a so called center draught lamp, with a draught tube in the center of the fount. You can still see the old air-intake at the bottom of the fount. The old burner mechanism has been removed and replaced with, what looks like, a duplex burner. A duplex burner needs a flattened chimney - so the chimney on the picture is not correct.
  
  Bjorn
  - On Mar. 20, 2010 @ 12:16, Iain Hunt wrote:
    Hi Mike, going by researching this site and seeing these lamps on auction sites I believe these John Scott lamps were made purely as decorator pieces within the last quarter of the 20th century, they cannot really be called reproductions as I don't believe exact originals ever existed. They appear on the surface to be the result of a group of designers sequestered like a jury into a room with limited oil lamp related material to get ideas from, then putting it all together to make a range of hybrids, hence the faux breather cup/vent on the base of the fount, I have seen several examples of John Scott lamps, all Duplex, with this strange central draught type part, I doubt Mr Scott scoured the US of used centre draught founts and then converted them, plus the fount looks like it was tooled from original English Duplex founts. They will no doubt work and give a decent light due to the burner being basically a 'proper' but modern Duplex and not a fantasy like some Hong Kong made stuff.
    All the best, Iain.
    - On Mar. 21, 2010 @ 10:55, Paul Benkover wrote:
      Your lamp was made by Sherwood in England about 30 years ago. They are not repos but new designs that were popular at a time when brass kerosene lighting fit into the oak reproduction era in the 1970's. John Scott died about 20 years ago. His wife, son, and daughter still operate "Scotts Lamp Supply" and is located about 50 miles north of San Francisco
On Mar. 21, 2010 @ 16:52, mike wrote:
Mike: Your lamps are well-designed and have a handsome appearance, unlike some of Scott's other lamps (in my opinion). With proper chimneys and the reflectors polished they will give really good light.