Bidspirit auction | 2 Early Tin Whale Oil

2 Early Tin Whale Oil Lamps - Height: 9 inches to the top of the lid handle. Diameter: 4 inches. Diameter: 5 inches. This lot features two early 19th-century lighting devices constructed from sheet tin. The first item is a spout oil lamp, often categorized as a Betty lamp variation. It consists of a cylindrical fuel reservoir with a fitted domed lid and a circular ring handle at the top. The reservoir is supported by a tapered conical stem resting on a weighted circular pan base. A curved spout for a wick is reinforced by a decorative pierced wing-style bracket, and a simple strap handle is attached to the rear of the body. The second item is a four-wick pan lamp, featuring a shallow square oil pan with four pinched corner wick channels. The pan is mounted on a central vertical rod that terminates in a small circular finger grip. The assembly stands on a wide, slightly domed circular base. Both pieces exhibit visible lead-based solder joints characteristic of early tinware construction.