thumbwheel marked "JULIUS IVES & CO", interior fitted with a refill feature, unmarked hinged cover, shade holder marked "PATD JULY 16-65", colorless lip chimney and Oregon shade with frosted and engraved floral pattern. Shade holder 4" DOA. Shade 7 1/4" HOA, 4" D fitter. Third quarter 19th century.
Literature: Broughton - Five Early Victorian Kerosene Lighting Catalogs, Vol. 2 - Historical Lighting Reprints, J. C. Ives c 1872, p. 13, top row, no. 2 from left.
Provenance: Collection of Pat and the late Bret Morey of Griswold, CT.
Condition
Undamaged, burner with some discoloration, shade with manufacturing imperfections including an open bubble to neck, several moderate sized scattered bubbles and fitter with an approximate 8" olive green striation line extending into the body, each as made.