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ARTIFACT:
This is a rare lantern made of brass and steel for the United States Lighthouse Service made by Dietz of New York. The Lighthouse Service merged with the US Coast Guard in 1939.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1910.
SIZE:
Approximately 16-1/4" height and 8" width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Brass, glass and steel.
ATTACHMENT:
N/A.
MARKINGS:
DIETZ mark twice on top; U.S. L.H.S. NO. 2 on band above globe; 2 H LO-C-NOB REG'D IN U.S.A. on globe; DIETZ FITZALL NY USA on globe; DIETZ NEW YORK, U.S.A. NO. 2 BLIZZARD on lip beneath globe; DIETZ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA seal near bottom.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from an US Lighthouse Service collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VACEX07 VABJJX10/10 SeABJJX1/15 RetABJJX2/15 SLABGEX8/15 hldSABGEX4/17
CONDITION:
7 (Very Fine): Piece has some light to moderate abrasions on base and a handsome tarnish. there are a couple of TINY stress cracks in the bead around the bottom of the kerosene reservoir, most likely formed during manufacture. They exist ONLY in the bead, and most are very difficult to even see with a magnifying glass. I have filled the reservoir with water and allowed it to sit for hours, and there was no leakage. The crack is VISUAL (mostly with a magnifying glass) ONLY and NOT STRUCTURAL. Not that anyone would be filling this up with kerosene and using it, but they could if they needed to.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
