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It may look like a hanging lantern platform, but cannot be as the platform
is only a 4 inch deep arc, not a full round base attached to the back. The
contraption could not hold a lamp, at least not the kind you are thinking
of, with a mercury reflector behind, as it is only half round and mounted
right against the back. A hanging lamp platform would project 6 or 8
inches from the wall and have a large round base.
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/oldwaubesafinds/lampholder.jpg
It also cannot be a twine dispenser as they need to be fully round to hold
the ball of twine.
It does appear to be made in the very same fashion, with very similar
design of the cast iron, even giving the appearance of being some sort of
store fixture from the turn of the 20th century, but its form just doesn't
cut it for the function.
What it is I haven't a clue ...
Dan W.
At 04:30 AM 12/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Josh et al,
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>Josh, I think you have nearly got it! My grandparents had a cabin in our
>local mountains that depended on kerosene lamps for lighting. The wall
>lamp in the kitchen had a dish-shaped mirror (not a shield) to reflect the
>light throughout that portion of the room. It really increased the light.
>I suspect Carol's artifact is missing the mirror as well as parts to hold
>the light source (kerosene, whale oil, etc.) in place.
>
>Ron May
>Legacy 106, Inc.
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