Oil burners provide light off grid (portable) and with a glass chimney (easily available) something to rely on - if the lights go out. We have become more aware of the many benefits of recycling (reducing global warming) and saving history from landfill.
This has an interesting pyramid shaped cast iron base (~17.5 x ~18 cms and weight 1 kg) with Patent or Patent applied for (Rd No. 187968), a clear glass 14 sided reservoir + metal (probably brass) oil burner with original wick (~22 x ~17 cms and weight approx. 0.8 kgs). The oil burner part with wick attaches in a threaded way to the glass reservoir (where oil is stored)
Unfortunatly the base is no longer connected to the resevoir. Attachment was by plaster.
We are hoping someone will be interested to repair. What needs to be done is to remove the plaster from both the base and the reservoir and re attach in a secure way if possible using an original small metal part sitting between the glass reservoir and the metal base.
Probably Victorian era, maybe designed after the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 and possibly the shape of the base of this oil lamp was inspired by the Eiffel Tower.
According to AI - 'A Victorian-era metal oil burner marked "Rd No. 187968" represents a design registered in the United Kingdom, specifically dating to 1892. The "Rd No" system, which used sequential numbers starting in 1884, places 187968 in that year. These were often brass, copper, or iron oil lamps, burners, or heaters. Design Registration (Rd No.): The number 187968 falls under the British Registered Design system that replaced the diamond mark system in 1884, where "Rd" was followed by a sequential number to protect the shape or configuration of an article. Dating: According to registered design number tables, numbers around 187968 correspond to registrations from approximately 1892. Context: Such items were likely manufactured during the peak of Victorian, Arts & Crafts, or Art Nouveau periods, often featuring decorative metalwork for oil heating or lighting. Identification: The mark indicates the design was registered to protect it from being copied, but it does not directly identify the manufacturer without researching the specific 1892 records at the UK National Archives.
Total weight is about 2 kgs without packaging.
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