Lamp Font
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1886
MediumMold blown glass | Brass | Iron
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 4 in. (9.5 x 10.2 cm)
InscribedCylinder marked: "P&SL/RD 43288".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6968
Not on view
DescriptionLamp font of mold-blown optic ribbed ruby cased glass. With an applied colorless glass rod projecting from the bottom and covered with a brass cylinder. Two sheet iron flaps are riveted to the cylinder and act as springs to hold the font in bases with holes of various diameters. Brass collar.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.