DILLAWAY PATENT WAVY SHOULDER STAND LAMP, kerosene

DILLAWAY PATENT WAVY SHOULDER STAND LAMP, kerosene period, colorless, recessed drip-catcher shoulder with interior pressed ribs and exterior embossed "PAT JULY 18 1871", pattern without the patent information is repeated on the base, #1 single rib collar. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1871-1887. 8 1/2" h, 4 1/2" dia base.
Reference: Parallels B & K II, fig. 2258a.
Provenance:Collection of Faith J. Meyer.
Note: Hiram Dillaway (b.1813 - d.1887) served his apprenticeship to a South Boston mold maker in the late 1820's. He worked as a machinist and mold maker at Sandwich from 1838 to 1887.

Undamaged with very minor wear to sides