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User Guide Series: Homer and Jean Blair Collection of United States Patent Models

Hollow Stem Lamp



26. Hollow Stem Lamp, U. S. Patent 249,676, November 15, 1881, Daniel C. Ripley, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The invention is a hollow stem lamp that was formed with a decoration on the inside of the stem. The base is attached in an air tight manner to protect the decoration from deteriorating.

The model is 9" x 6" x 3" and made of glass. The base has flower and leaf patterns in the glass. The inside of the hollow glass stem has a colored picture of a girl on one side and a rose on the other. The black painted background is damaged but the pictures are in good condition with the colors still bright. There is a chip on the top of the lamp. The model is in good condition. Two Patent Office tags remain.

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