Bidspirit auction | Hobbs Miniature Cranberry Melon Lamp,

Hobbs Miniature Cranberry Melon Lamp, Dated 1876 - Height: 8. Width: 3. This miniature oil lamp features a blown-molded cranberry glass reservoir in a vertical ribbed melon pattern. The reservoir is topped with a brass burner assembly. The lamp includes a clear glass chimney with a crimped ruffled top edge. The brass collar is stamped with two patent dates: PATD APR 13 1875 and MCH 21 1876. An inventory number 83 is written in black ink on the side of the glass reservoir. The burner features a thumbwheel with small characters that are worn and not legible as a name.