can anyone tell me about this lamp?? cast of multiple metal . marked tapan or japan

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Posted 10 years ago

Chicken??? This has been in the family for a Kong time . would like to know more,if anyone can tell me.

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junkcollector, 10 years ago
Looks like an oil lamp, to me.
junkcollector, 10 years ago
Oops, sorry, didn't read your title...I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. lol
sandrawalters8, 10 years ago
I was told it's a whale oil lamp. My Grandfather had an extensive, museum quality lamp collection. This came from his collection. It was passed to my Mother, and now to me. Would like to know something about it.
TeradataSQL, 9 years ago
I bought the same exact lamp at a garage sale in central NJ about 20 years ago... Mine has remnants of a metallic gold (or copper) finish on it. I've always wondered how old it is and whether it was actually used or just decorative.

Based on the holes at the sides of its base, I thought maybe it was used on a pole.

Mine is definitely marked 'JAPAN' (rather than Tapan). If you look at the inside of the chicken's "saddle," there should be an incised marking of JAPAN where the J is clearer than the stamping on the bottom.

I wish I could tell you more, but I have all the same questions that you have...

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