Ceramic Oil Lamp Makers Marks

Lamp manufacturers such as tiffany or bradley and hubbard.

Ceramic oil lamp makers marks.

Is your antique oil lamp rare. If so rarity will make it far more desirable to antique collectors. On line resources home lamp identification site map facebook instagram. Our furniture home decor and accessories collections feature oil lamps in quality materials and classic styles.

Identify a mark by shape. But remember rarity can be many things. But in the early 1700s the betty style oil lamp was created which was an improvement on older models featuring uncovered dishes that wasted oil and produced too much spoke. Antique lamps particularly oil lamps come in many shapes sizes and materials.

The maker the material the design and even the originating source can all make a difference in the rarity stakes. A few real life samples of genuine moorcroft pottery marks. Mar 18 2015 explore sandi logan s board collection of porcelain pottery makers marks followed by 367 people on pinterest. Maker s marks a maker or manufacturer s mark is a telltale sign of the lamp s age or origin whether the piece is an oil or electric lamp.

April october 4 2015 at 3 58 pm. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order. Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc. Yours is similar to mine it is a l l wmc lamp loevsky loevsky white metal castings co from carlstadt nj 1937 early 70 s your model number is right behind mine so yours is one of the early 60 s models because in the beginning the makers mark only had l l and and later on the makers mark changed to l l wmc.

Most early antique oil lamps were more functional than decorative and sometimes wasted oil. See more ideas about pottery makers makers mark pottery marks.