Antique DIETZ Nautical DARK LANTERN Brass vtg Bell Bottom Navy Ship's Oil Lamp

Description

Rare, circa early 1900s Dietz bell-bottom "Dark Lantern". The burner is marked Simplex and the font is intact. There is no glass shade inside. The clips that hold the font in the bottom are sticking and one does not come free, so we were not able to remove the burner and we did not want to break the clips. The metal shade cover that raises and lowers is very stiff. There are two age cracks in the brass cover, which is usually so cracked it doesn't move at all. This does not move on
its
own and is very stiff. We only moved it a little bit by hand. The brass lever is
intact but
doesn't seem to work on
its
own. There are a few other sage cracks in the brass, at the top, as shown, and there may be some very old solder repairs to the cage. Surface wear and normal signs of age and use. Untested. Sold as-is and as a collector's item.
Measures about 12" tall plus the handle, and the base is 6-3/4" diameter.
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