6 ¾” WHALE OIL LAMP BY ROSWELL GLEASON
THIS LAMP HAS A CYLINDRICAL FONT , DOUBLE SPOOL SHAFT AND RAISED BASE. GLEASON WAS A PROLIFIC MAKER OF ALL TYPES OF PEWTER , INCLUDING FLUID LAMPS. HE WORKED IN DORCHESTER, MA. FROM 1822-1871. THE CONDITION OF THE PEWTER AND MARK IS EXCELLENT.