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Title: antique oil lamps
Post by: sswainable on July 30, 2012, 08:43:48 PM: Can anybody tell me if these things are worth anything? The main one I'm interested in is the cobalt blue one, how do I tell if it's an expensive one? The clear ones are lamplight farms, I think they are like $30 lamps. What do I look for on the blue one to determine if it is worth something?
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: Rauville on July 30, 2012, 09:12:09 PM: It's hard for me to tell from the photos, but if the metal burner collar is threaded onto the glass font (like a jar lid), the lamp is a newer version.
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: fancypants on July 30, 2012, 09:33:45 PM: Can't tell much here either from the pics , but you might want to inspect the metal burner parts for patent dates & stampings & such , sswainable .
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: cogar on July 31, 2012, 04:55:30 AM: The only one of those lamps that looks like it has any age at all is the one in the bottom picture.

Also, the globe on it looks old due to it “beaded” top …. and it’s burner looks a “tad” older to me.

Me thinks all the others are quite new and of little collectible value ....... but are really great for when there's a power outage.
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: ghopper1924 on July 31, 2012, 05:28:59 AM: They all look 20th century. Presuming, however, that they are all old, then the blue one stand out because of its color, which I assume is the trait that attracted you in the first place. Again presuming age on all of them, the blue would be worth a tad more.
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: mart on July 31, 2012, 08:39:20 AM: Top three are mid century and could be bought at any hardware store !! The blue one also came in clear, amber and green !! Last one, like Cogar said looks a bit older and may be 30`s or so !!
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: ghopper1924 on July 31, 2012, 11:15:47 AM: Pay $25-$35 for the blue one if you love it.
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: mart on July 31, 2012, 12:55:07 PM: Thats about right pricing !! Identical lamps in clear are about $15. to $20. Bottom one about same as the blue !!
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: sswainable on July 31, 2012, 01:22:54 PM: All of these came in the house I just bought, so I'm actually selling them, just wanted to know what to ask for them. They all have screw off tops except one, and a collector friend of mine looked at it and said it's a $100 lamp, I'm just going to keep that one. The other ones are all $25-$30 lamps that are not very old, just look old. Thanks for all the input!
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: ghopper1924 on July 31, 2012, 08:15:39 PM: Good luck with it!
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: cogar on August 01, 2012, 05:10:22 AM: Quote
They all have screw off tops except one, and a collector friend of mine looked at it and said it's a $100 lamp.

Geeeze, I wonder which one it is? ??? ???
Title: Re: antique oil lamps
Post by: sswainable on August 01, 2012, 08:10:01 PM: it's actually not even pictured. It has a few red lines that wrap around the glass, and the tip of the globe is red.