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EARLY WOOD LANTERNS WERE USUALLY PINNED TOGETHER WITTH SMALL WOODEN PEGS. THE CORNER POSTS PROJECT THROUGH THE TOP AND THROUGH THE BASE FORMING FEET. THE DOOR IS MORTISED AND PEGGED. THE HINGES ARE ORIGINAL AND SECURED WITH SQUARE NAILS. NOTE THE SQUARE NAIL PULL ON THE DOOR AS WELL AS ON THE TURN TO LOCK THE DOOR. NOTE ALSO,THE CHAMFERED BASE AND TOP. THE GLASS ON THREE SIDES IS OLD AND PROBABLY ORIGINAL. THE WOODEN BASE IS COVERED WITH TIN, SECURED WITH SQUARE NAILS AND SUPPORTS THE CANDLE HOLDER. WHILE THIS LAMP NEVER HAD A SMOKE DEFLECTOR ON TOP ,IT DOES HAVE A METAL STRIP SECURED AROUND THE HOLE ON TOP. THE LANTERN IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION.11”H, 7 1/2”SQ BASE
A SIMILAR EXAMPLE CAN BE FOUND IN EARLY LIGHTING WHICH WAS PUBLISHED BY THE RUSHLIGHT CLUB ON PAGE 33. (TTDD)
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