Ceramic Oil Lamp Makers Marks

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Ceramic oil lamp makers marks.

Help and info ordering info mail order. See more ideas about pottery makers makers mark pottery marks. Most early antique oil lamps were more functional than decorative and sometimes wasted oil. A few real life samples of genuine moorcroft pottery marks.

Antique lamps particularly oil lamps come in many shapes sizes and materials. If so rarity will make it far more desirable to antique collectors. But in the early 1700s the betty style oil lamp was created which was an improvement on older models featuring uncovered dishes that wasted oil and produced too much spoke. Is your antique oil lamp rare.

The range of moorcroft pottery marks begins with william moorcroft s time at the mackintyre pottery and covers the 100 year history of design and ownership by william his son walter moorcroft other more current owners and marks of artists and designers from the moorcroft design studio. Yours is similar to mine it is a l l wmc lamp loevsky loevsky white metal castings co from carlstadt nj 1937 early 70 s your model number is right behind mine so yours is one of the early 60 s models because in the beginning the makers mark only had l l and and later on the makers mark changed to l l wmc. Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc. Mar 18 2015 explore sandi logan s board collection of porcelain pottery makers marks followed by 367 people on pinterest.

Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order. On line resources home lamp identification site map facebook instagram. April october 4 2015 at 3 58 pm. Our furniture home decor and accessories collections feature oil lamps in quality materials and classic styles.

But remember rarity can be many things. Maker s marks a maker or manufacturer s mark is a telltale sign of the lamp s age or origin whether the piece is an oil or electric lamp.