6 ½”H. WHALE OIL LAMP BY T.B.M. & CO.
TAUNTON BRITANNIA MANUFACTURING & CO. WERE EARLY 19TH CENTURY PEWTERERS WORKING IN TAUNTON., MA. THEIR WORKING DATES ARE SHORT, BEING FROM 1830-1835. THEY WERE PRECEDED BY CROSSMAN, WEST & LEONARD AND FOLLOWED BY LEONARD, REED & BARTON ALL WORKING AS A CONTINUUM. THIS SAUCER BASE, RING HANDLE, LEMON FONT, INVERTED BALUSTER SHAFT, WHALE OIL LAMP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT MARK.