ANTIQUE CT HAM NO 10 SQUARE STREET LAMP VINTAGE TIN LANTERN LARGE ARCHITECTURAL
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:847493 |
I WILL SHIP, BUT WILL INVOICE AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS. THIS IS TOO BIG T...O ESTIMATE UNTIL PACKED. I WON'T PACK IT UNTIL AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS AS I WILL HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND POSSIBLY TAKE MORE PHOTOS. I WILL CHARGE EXACT USPS FEES PLUS THE 10% THAT EBAY CHARGES ME ON SHIPPING... THOSE ARE EBAY CHARGES, NOT MINE.
DESCRIPTION: (ENLARGE EACH PHOTO FOR THE VERY BET DESCRIPTION!!)
C.T. HAM / M.F.G. Co. / No. 10 SQR. / STREET. THIS ARE THE MARKINGS AROUND THE TOP OF THE ROUND SKIRT OF THIS EARLY TUBULAR STREET LAMP. IT OBVIOUSLY SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME OUTSIDE, BUT STILL LOOKS GREAT. LOVE THE PATINA!! THERE ARE FOUR TUBES THAT GO TOP TO BOTTOM, THE BOTTOM PART OF WHICH FORM THE CORNERS OF THE LANTERN. THERE ARE A FEW LITTLE SHALLOW DENTS ON A FEW OF THE HORIZONTAL RIDGES (NOT VENTS). THE RIDGE AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR DOES HAVE SEVERAL SMALL HOLES SCATTERED AS PICTURED. THE GLASS IN THE DOOR IS CRACKED, AND THE DOOR HINGE SLIPS DOWN A LITTLE WHEN OPENED. THE INSIDE BOTTOM SHOWS QUITE A BIT OF RUST AND CORROSION, BUT THAT IS ALL INSIDE. IT WAS ELECTRIFIED AS YOU CAN SEE... BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY REAL DAMAGE OTHER THAN A FEW LITTLE SCREW HOLES RESULTING FROM THIS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHERE THE KEROSENE WENT... UNLESS THE TANK HAS RUSTED OUT? IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE TWO CANDLE HOLDERS INSIDE THOUGH?? PLEASE ENLARGE EACH PHOTO FOR THE VERY BEST DESCRIPTION AND FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS!! IT SHOWS IT'S AGE AND IT DEFINITELY NEEDS SOME WORK... BUT THERE SURE CAN'T BE MANY OF THESE OUT THERE??!! THIS LANTERN STANDS ABOUT 32 INCHES TALL AND IS 14 1/2 INCH SQUARE AROUND THE WIDEST POINT. SHIPPING WILL NOT BE CHEAP... THE LAST LANTERN OF THIS SIZE COST ME $100 TO SHIP. IT CAN BE PICKED UP IN WALNUT, IOWA OR IN BRIMFIELD THIS JULY. I WILL SHIP!! I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS WILL COST, SO I WILL PACK IT AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS AND CAN SEND YOU AN INVOICE. THE LAST LANTERN OF THIS SIZE TRAVELED TO THE COAST AND COST OVER $90. I ALWAYS PACK WELL, AND DO MY BEST TO KEEP SHIPPING AS REASONABLE AS POSSIBLE. EBAY CHARGES ME 10% OF ANY SHIPPING CHARGED. THAT WILL BE ADDED ON TO THE USPS PRIORITY MAIL COST.
I WILL SHIP OUTSIDE THE USA, BUT ONLY THROUGH THE GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM.