19TH C. NEW ENGLAND WHALE OIL LAMP
DOUBLE SWING OR GIMBAL WHALE OIL LAMPS WILL REMAIN VERTICAL WHILE BEING HELD IN MOST POSITIONS. THE APPLIED LOOP ALLOWED THE LAMP TO BE UPRIGHT WHILE HANGING ON A VERTICAL SURFACE, SUCH AS A SHIPS WALL. THESE LAMPS DATE FROM THE 1820’S TO THE 1850’S. THIS ONE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.