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    Posted 7 years ago

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    dickerpot
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    Brass lamp 5 " high.
    Bears inscription reads
    WOODS PATENT GAS MAKER LAMP
    HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LAMP
    ANY HELP WOULD BE WELCOME

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 7 years ago
      Maybe a carbide lamp.
    2. TubeAmp TubeAmp, 7 years ago
      https://books.google.com/books?id=e3kAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=t.+Wood's+Blindley+heath&source=bl&ots=CZFtFwPweO&sig=HiN10YHLglfcP3tD7V2dLvHBBHs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitk5inifDUAhUCwlQKHeCoBhsQ6AEIJDAC#v=onepage&q=t.%20Wood's%20Blindley%20heath&f=false

      https://books.google.com/books?id=NFvgDbEQL3UC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=wood's+gas+maker+lamp&source=bl&ots=MJJmOVUe8r&sig=q0qLLcHl6FFNtC419WYMg7kArI0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqmo3niPDUAhVLi1QKHc1sDUgQ6AEIYjAM#v=onepage&q=wood's%20gas%20maker%20lamp&f=false

      Cica 1884, made in UK, burns benzoline.

      T A

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