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Buried Lamp - Somerset UK

Buried Lamp - Somerset UK by Steven May
Posted: Dec. 31, 2010 @ 03:06.
Hi,

I wonder if you can help ?

Yesterday I found with a metal detector what appeara to be the remains of an old wick lamp.

This was found on a farm field that dates from about 1820 or so.

The find photo can be found on this link

http://www.metaldetectingforum.co.uk/download/file.php?id=4189&mode=view

The photo appears to show a neck with a perforations with a control plunger with a metallic link mesh below.

Would you agree that this could be an old oil lamp ?

Would you have an idea of a make and model ?

On the end of the control plunger is a manufacurers name but it is unclear...it appears to contain the following letters,

.....ght & ....... BIRM....

All feedback welcome - thank you

Steve in UK

On Dec. 31, 2010 @ 04:37, Dan Edminster wrote:
Steve,
Likely Wright & Butler, Birmingham. It's a lamp burner. The "plunger" is the thumbwheel used to adjust the wick.
Dan
On Jan. 02, 2011 @ 03:24, Alex Marrack wrote:
Hi, dan is right, it was once a 3/4 inch or possibly inch 'slip' burner taking a single wick.. the dished winder is typical of Wright and Butler.. circa late 1890s or early 1900s.