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Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

Vintage Railroad Lantern
Located in Water Mill, NY
Vintage railroad lantern made into lamp.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Enamel, Iron

Antique Railroad Lantern
Vintage Railroad Lantern
H 24 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Antique Adams & Westlake Adlake B&O RR Railroad Lantern Santa Fe Red Globe
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Adams & Westlake Adlake oil lantern featuring ruby red globe and metal frame. Measure:3".     
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Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Metal

Antique Japanese Copper Bullseye Railway Boat Lantern Police Signal Oil Lamp 13"
By Nippon Sento Company Ltd
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique copper police/ railroad / boat signal lantern / hand lamp. Features cylindrical body style
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Early 20th Century Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Copper

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19th C English Oversized Etched Glass Lantern Shade
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 19th C English oversized 8 sided coloured etched glass lantern shade Provenance: Lord Montague - Beaulieu Estate Hampshire sku 925 Measures: W30 x D30 x H110 cm.
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1890s English Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Bronze, Brass

Japanese Antique Classic Sun And Moon Garden Lantern, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Classic Garden "Sun And Moon" Lantern With Cicada On Handle - Hard To Find, Signed Japan, unusual large antique lantern design in an attractive craftsmen form perforated pa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Copper

Antique Sherwood & Wedge British Nautical Maritime Brass Onion Ship Oil Lanterns
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two antique Sherwood & Wedge "onion" navigational lamps featuring a cylindrical brass base, pierced top and fluted chimney cap, rotating wire bail handle, and simple wire cag...
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Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Copper Lanterns, late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of copper lanterns as hanging lamps with small door, glass panes and long link chain. The lanterns have an old electrification and need to be rewired. Lamp dimensions: 38 x 16 x...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Copper Lanterns, late 19th Century
Pair of Copper Lanterns, late 19th Century
H 14.18 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Japanese Antique Stone Fudo Myoo Buddha- Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
An excellent garden or indoor sculptural choice. An old circa early 20th century Japanese stone Buddha of Fudo Myoo. A charming stone Buddha with a solemn but cheerful face that pos...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Stone

Imperial Edo Period Bronze Temple Lantern
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Exemplifying the grandeur of the Edo period, this substantial bronze Buddhist temple lantern is a relic steeped in both imperial provenance and spiritual significance. Circa 18th cen...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Bronze

Vintage Rayo Pony No. 21 Lantern
By Standard Oil Company
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage Rayo Pony No. 21 lantern, from the early 20th century. This metal and glass lantern was manufactured by Standard Oil for their Rayo line of lanterns and lamps....
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Early 20th Century American Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Rayo Pony No. 21  Lantern
Vintage Rayo Pony No. 21  Lantern
H 12.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Antique French Solid Bronze Lantern 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French, solid Bronze Lantern, newly rewired for the American market, but without glass.
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1840s French Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century German Brass “Magic Lantern” Image Projector
Located in Middleburg, VA
Magic lanterns are early types of image projectors (17th-19th century) that used paintings, prints, or photos on glass plates, one or more lenses and a light sources to entertain or ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

Japanese Antique Bronze Cats Pair Hand Cast With Playful Pose
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions trip to Kyoto. A fine pair of antique curious Japanese cast bronze sensuous cats beautifully handcrafted in an attractive and unusual style. Ca...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Bronze

Chinese Antique Daoist Sculpture, Hsuan Tien Shangti
Located in South Burlington, VT
Important Chinese antique Daoist sculpture of the "Emperor of the North Pole", Hsuanwu or Hsuan Tien Shangti, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), hand-carved and painted sandstone. A purposely...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Sandstone

19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats. They were referred to as 'glow lamps'...
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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

Rare Antique Gone with the Wind Yellow Farmhouse Parlor Corn Oil Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Very rare and impressive Antique Victorian Gone with the Wind yellow satin glass double globe (converted to electric) parlor oil table lamp / lantern with hurricane and a molded corn...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

Japanese Antique Black Lantern Box /1896s Objet d'art WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a lantern box from the old days of Japan. The box is pasted with Japanese paper and painted with black lacquer. There is a description of "Meiji 29" on the back. The lante...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Wood, Cedar, Paper

Antique Brass Hanging Lantern from 19th Century France
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XVI hexagonal lantern is made of brass and features one door and one internal light. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century, and is decorated with a knob ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

USA Sheet Iron Red Light Adlake Adams and Westlake Railway Lantern, 1908
Located in Labrit, Landes
Railway red lantern made in 1908 for "Adlake" Adams and Westlake Company This red lantern is a piece of American history and a testimony of the construction of the United States. Goo...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Sheet Metal

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Antique 19th Century Copper and Tin Railroad Lantern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, mid-19th century, copper and tin, railroad lantern was originally oil and has been
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Mid-19th Century American Industrial Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass, Copper, Steel

Pair of Large Early 20th Century French Copper and Brass Railroad Lanterns
Located in Fayetteville, AR
iron railroad lanterns feature their original brass oil lamps and inserts with glass chimneys. The
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Early 20th Century Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass, Copper, Iron

Rare Antique Railroad Lantern & CT Ham Mfg Rochester, NY Cobalt Blue Glass c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique and Rare Railroad Lantern with Cobalt Glass Signed CT Ham Manufacturing Rochester, NY C1900
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Early 20th Century American Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Metal

Large Adams and Westlake Lantern
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
The Adams and Westlake Company is well known for its railroad lighting. I'm guessing this was
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

Antique Dietz Acme Large Inspector Lamp Two Railroad Lanterns New York 1900s
By Dietz, Brother & Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Train lantern lamps. Pair of Antique Dietz acme large inspector lamps railroad train lanterns New
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Metal

Antique Adams and Westlake Adlake Non Sweating Chicago Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
, primarily for the railroads. The steel lantern is painted white on the inside and comes complete with its
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Steel

Original circa 1900 "PLM" Brass Railroad Lantern Sconces by Poyard Paris 'Pair'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of French, Belle Époque, richly patinated, brass train car lantern sconces, with a clear
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

Original circa 1900 "PLM" Brass Railroad Lantern Sconces by Poyard Paris, Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of French, Belle Epoque, richly patinated, brass train car lantern sconces, with a clear
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

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Brass

Old Railroad Signal Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early Railroad Signal Lantern converted into a Lamp, Swivels on wood base, 2 Amber and 2 Green
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19th Century American Antique Railroad Lanterns And Lamps

Old Railroad Signal Lamp
Old Railroad Signal Lamp
H 22 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
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