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Has a glass front to better show off what it inside.

The Works of Charles Dickens Volume II, Collier's Unabridged Edition, New York, P.F. Collier Publisher 1880

Made of brass.

Silver plated and has a wick trimmer for the scorched ends.

c. 1850. Mahogany and brass with some inlay. It came from Annapolis area.

Dictionary by William Smith. This is a teacher's edition that was revised and edited by F.N. and M.A. Pelpubey.

Fuel for lamps like these was refined whale oil. This lamp was most popular in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s. Our lamps here are old reproductions that have no place for whale oil.

American Empire style. Hand carved with crotch-grained mahogany veneer. The seats are covered in needle point done in silk floss with gold woven into the tape.

Made of brass.