A VERY RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN (1860) "HINKS" CERAMIC & CRANBERRY TABLE OIL LAMP

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A RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN "HINKS" CERAMIC & CRANBERRY GLASS TABLE OIL LAMP CIRCA 1850 A SUPERB RARE ORIGINAL "JOSEPH HINKS & SON" TABLE OIL LAMP WITH A LOADED BRASS BASE STAMPED "J.HINKS & SON" AND SCREW IN HOLDER TO SUPPORT THE VERY RARE HAND PAINTED CERAMIC FONT WITH A BRASS BAYONET FITTING COLLAR ALSO STAMPED "HINKS & SON PATENT" THE HINKS BURNER HAS A RAISING LEVER TO ENABLE LIGHTING OF THE WICKS WITHOUT REMOVING THE CHIMNEY TOGETHER WITH A CONCENTRIC WINDING SHAFT & SINGLE THUMBWHEEL WITH WHITE CERAMIC BUTTON STAMPED "HINKS No 2 DUPLEX BURNER" JOSEPH HINKS & SON OF BIRMINGHAM MADE OIL LAMPS AND PATENTED THE "DUPLEX" BURNER IN 1865, HEIGHT - 22" (56CM) BASE DIA - "(18CM) FINISHED WITH THE BEST ORIGINAL CRANBERRY GLASS HONEYCOMBE SHADE WE HAVE EVER SEEN,THE FINE ETCHED IMAGES ARE INCREDIBLE (STANDARD TINY NIBBLES ON THE RIM) (INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL FIREPROOF GLASS CHIMNEY) THIS MAGNIFICENT COLLECTORS "HINKS" TABLE OIL LAMP IS IN EXCELLENT,LIGHTLY CLEANED,FULLY WORKING ANTIQUE CONDITION. Although the majority of our lamps are in full working condition, due to the very strict health and safety regulations they are sold purely as decorative items only