Bradley And Hubbard Victorian Slag Glass Brass Lamp With 8 Panel Shade C. 1910
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1952 | Style: Victorian |
| Maker: Bradley and Hubbard | Age: 1900-1940 |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Primary Material: Brass, Glass |
| Country/Region of Origin: United States |
Bradley and Hubbard Victorian Slag Glass Brass Lamp with 8 Panel Shade c. 1910
BRADLEY & HUBBARD OVERLAY SLAG GLASS 8 PANEL LAMPBRADLEY & HUBBARD OVERLAY SLAG GLASS 8 PANEL LAMP. Green slag glass, signed on base B&H and the mold number 182 on the bottom. Also scratched into the base below the mark are the following numbers...263 58 8330.Very Good Condition overall. One slag panel gas a very old crack repair. White sealant clearly visible in my pic...s. Same substance appears between several panels, likely to tighten and further secure the panels. See pics. Original shade matches original base. See leaf patterns on both. They are the same. Bonus feature, the base pole has 2 long stem lotus flowers on it. See pics. The four shade support arms are all tight and unaltered. This is a heavy slag glass on a metal base...shipping reflects this. Size: 20 inches height, 15 in. diameterReasonable serious offers will be considered.
The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company...Masters of Metalwork1852-1940The partnership of Nathaniel and William L. Bradley, Walter Hubbard, and Orson and Chitten Hatch began in Meriden, Connecticut in 1852 as Bradley, Hatch & Company. Clocks were the sole product of the newly formed company.When the Hatch brothers sold their interests in the firm two years later, Nathaniel Bradley, William Bradley and Walter Hubbard formed a company which they named simply Bradley and Hubbard. By 1856, they were producing call bells and sewing machines, but clocks continued to be the main line of production throughout the 1850's and 1860's. Many northern manufacturers prospered immensely during the Civil War due to the expanded market west of the Mississippi and increased foreign exports. Bradley and Hubbard was no exception, adding the production of flags, hoop skirts, spring measuring tapes and match safes during the war years.The discovery of oil in Pennsylvania in 1859 also had a great impact on the product line of Bradley & Hubbard with the decision to begin production of kerosene burning lamps. By 1871, kerosene virtually replaced whale oil for heating and illumination and new ways of burning it more efficiently were needed. Between 1868 and 1875, Bradley and Hubbard secured 33 patents relating to the design and mechanics of oil burning lamps (in all, the company would eventually patent a total of 238 designs and mechanical devices). The company was again reorganized in 1875, this time as a joint stock company renamed The Bradley and Hubbard ManufacturingGrowing rapidly throughout the 1880's, the company added new products such as architectural grilles, railings, fences, window guards, and elevator enclosures. By the 1890's, the Bradley and Hubbard name was synonymous with high quality and artistic merit. Their products were marketed not only in their own showrooms in New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, but also by a force of salesmen traveling throughout the country and by the large retail firms of Marshall Field & Company, Sears and Roebuck & Company, and Montgomery Ward & Company. The Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company survived the Great Depression, but after 88 years in business, it was sold in 1940 to the Charles Parker Company.
BRADLEY & HUBBARD OVERLAY SLAG GLASS 8 PANEL LAMPBRADLEY & HUBBARD OVERLAY SLAG GLASS 8 PANEL LAMP. Green slag glass, signed on base B&H and the mold number 182 on the bottom. Also scratched into the base below the mark are the following numbers...263 58 8330.Very Good Condition overall. One slag panel gas a very old crack repair. White sealant clearly visible in my pic...s. Same substance appears between several panels, likely to tighten and further secure the panels. See pics. Original shade matches original base. See leaf patterns on both. They are the same. Bonus feature, the base pole has 2 long stem lotus flowers on it. See pics. The four shade support arms are all tight and unaltered. This is a heavy slag glass on a metal base...shipping reflects this. Size: 20 inches height, 15 in. diameterReasonable serious offers will be considered.
The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company...Masters of Metalwork1852-1940The partnership of Nathaniel and William L. Bradley, Walter Hubbard, and Orson and Chitten Hatch began in Meriden, Connecticut in 1852 as Bradley, Hatch & Company. Clocks were the sole product of the newly formed company.When the Hatch brothers sold their interests in the firm two years later, Nathaniel Bradley, William Bradley and Walter Hubbard formed a company which they named simply Bradley and Hubbard. By 1856, they were producing call bells and sewing machines, but clocks continued to be the main line of production throughout the 1850's and 1860's. Many northern manufacturers prospered immensely during the Civil War due to the expanded market west of the Mississippi and increased foreign exports. Bradley and Hubbard was no exception, adding the production of flags, hoop skirts, spring measuring tapes and match safes during the war years.The discovery of oil in Pennsylvania in 1859 also had a great impact on the product line of Bradley & Hubbard with the decision to begin production of kerosene burning lamps. By 1871, kerosene virtually replaced whale oil for heating and illumination and new ways of burning it more efficiently were needed. Between 1868 and 1875, Bradley and Hubbard secured 33 patents relating to the design and mechanics of oil burning lamps (in all, the company would eventually patent a total of 238 designs and mechanical devices). The company was again reorganized in 1875, this time as a joint stock company renamed The Bradley and Hubbard ManufacturingGrowing rapidly throughout the 1880's, the company added new products such as architectural grilles, railings, fences, window guards, and elevator enclosures. By the 1890's, the Bradley and Hubbard name was synonymous with high quality and artistic merit. Their products were marketed not only in their own showrooms in New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, but also by a force of salesmen traveling throughout the country and by the large retail firms of Marshall Field & Company, Sears and Roebuck & Company, and Montgomery Ward & Company. The Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company survived the Great Depression, but after 88 years in business, it was sold in 1940 to the Charles Parker Company.
