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    Posted 4 months ago

    IronLace
    (925 items)

    This Victorian pull - up satin glass fairy lamp dome has been in my collection for around 20 years, waiting patiently for a suitable base.
    Finally located one on eBay UK recently & it arrived today.
    Base is made from clear pressed glass & marked S. Clarke Patent Trade Mark Fairy.
    Both base & dome made in England, late 19th century.

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    1. BHIFOS BHIFOS, 4 months ago
      very satisfying when you manage to do that ????
    2. IronLace IronLace, 4 months ago
      Many thanks Bernard, & so true!
      I have a few more to go...these bigger bases are harder to find...I've got several spares in the smaller, easier to find size but no domes for them yet...
    3. keramikos, 4 months ago
      IronLace, Twenty years! Very cool. :-)

      Ya know, every time I think I have trademark/patent databases whupped, The Powers That Be decide to change the way they work, and then I flounder around again. >8-0

      I did find a couple of Clarke's patents in eSpacenet dot com, but only one has an image (it sounds like the older patent is for a candle, and not a candle holder):

      https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=18980604&DB=en.worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=189717997A&KC=A&ND=4#

      https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=19080716&DB=en.worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=190728495A&KC=A&ND=4#

      I actually had better luck finding Clarke's US patents. I won't torture you with the USPTO, as I was able to get Google Patent links that work:

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US352296

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US383862

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US403327

      https://patents.google.com/patent/USD18378

      Samuel Clarke's 1887 U.S. trademark for "Fairy-Pyramid" brand Lamps, Candle Holders, Candles, and Night Lights:

      https://www.loc.gov/item/2020708948/

      More about Clarke and fairy lamps:

      https://vintageunscripted.com/2023/10/18/fairy-lamps/

      http://www.justglass.com/documents/articles/inhouse/fairy.html

      https://www.glanmore.ca/en/exhibits-and-programs/the-magic-of-fairy-lamps.aspx

      https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co121520/pyramid-food-warmer-invented-by-samuel-clarke-england-1888-1920-food-warmer

      https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/clarkes-fairy-lights.html?sortBy=relevant
    4. kivatinitz kivatinitz, 4 months ago
      vaseline glass?
    5. IronLace IronLace, 4 months ago
      Many thanks for the fascinating research, keramikos!
      Most of these Clarke fairy lamp bases are marked but this one differs slightly from the other examples I have. The pressed design is a little different, which is possibly the reason why. Samuel Clarke indeed patented the candle first & numerous glass manufacturers produced the candle holders & other paraphenalia to fit them. Bases & domes were often made by different firms, too.
    6. IronLace IronLace, 4 months ago
      No, no UV glow on this one, kivatinitz, although the pale yellow suggests it.
    7. keramikos, 4 months ago
      IronLace, You're very welcome. :-)

      I suspect you already knew everything I dug up; I'm mostly educating myself, and anybody else who trips on this post looking for fairy lamp information.

      I actually have a few fairy lamps myself; however, none of them are antiques.

      Here's a cousin of yours, the color of which is described as "citron":

      https://madelena.com/media2/o15573.html

      This website is a treasure trove of fairy lamp information:

      https://fairylamps.snappages.site/

      It has a page of fairy lamp patents, which eventually led me to the Google Patent listing for a near-twin of yours (the base is different):

      https://patents.google.com/patent/USD17355S/en

      About the Nailsea type glass pattern:

      https://glassencyclopedia.com/Nailseaglass.html

      https://scottishantiques.com/victorian-table-glass/nailsea-glass-flasks/

      About the Nailsea Glassworks (near Bristol, UK):

      https://www.nailseatown.com/nailsea-glassworks/

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