This early American pewter finger/chamber lamp features a flared trumpet base with an integral ring finger loop, cylindrical font shaft, and a removable single-tube whale oil burner assembly complete with its original fitted conical drop-cap snuffer.

The piece exhibits standard mid-19th-century manufacturing characteristics: a hand-spun/turned pewter base with fine concentric turning lines along the underside, a seam-joined pewter body, fine internal screw threads integrated into the top rim collar, and a threaded burner assembly with a single, unslit copper/brass wick tube suited specifically for whale oil, alcohol or camphene. The included tapered pewter cap fits over the wick tube to extinguish the flame and prevent fuel evaporation when idle.

Item Specifics

• Material: Cast Pewter (Spun/Molded Base and Column) with Sheet Brass Thread Collar Rim and Copper/Brass Single Wick Tube

• Dimensions: 3.75 in. Height × 2.8 in. Base Diameter

• Weight: 3.9 oz.

• Origin: United States (New England regional pewter foundry manufacture)

• Age/Circa: Circa 1830–1850 (Late Federal / Early Victorian)

Condition Report

• Overall Condition: Very Good (Period Antique Condition).

• Structure: Sound frame with no severe structural cracks or major missing components noted.

• Surface/Patina: Authentic, original soft dark pewter patina with micro-scratching, minor age pitting, and light oxidation appropriate for mid-19th-century pewter. Unpolished and unrestored to preserve historical integrity.

• Base Ring: Slight minor deformation/waving along the bottom rim edge, consistent with hand usage and soft metal characteristics.

• Burner & Threads: Threaded font collar displays clear, operational fine threading. The wick tube contains remnants of old organic cotton/linen wick fibers. Drop cap sits securely.

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