THIS ITEM IS SOLD - Vintage antique highly decorated Double Betty lamp. Two lamps were purchased many years back and have not seen others like them (see DPL-05-021 also). Highly decorated double betty lamps are not seen regularly and most are locked up in private collections. Great primitive pieces for that exclusive Old World Heirloom collection. These were released from our personal private primitive lighting collection. Benjamin Franklin observed in 1740 that two wicks emitted 3 times the light as one wick, thus the ancient design of the betty lamp became the double betty lamp. These lamps burned fish oil and animal grease and produced a yellow flickering light and disagreeable smoke and odor.
Size: 9" H x 4.5" W x 3" D
Weight: .5 lb
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