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ADAMS & CO - THOUSAND EYE VARIANT OIL LAMP

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Could you please identify and give a value for this oil lamp? You have a Thousand Eye Variant base. The Thousand Eye Variant pattern is known to have been made by Adams and Co (1851-1891). However your font and collar are different than typically seen. Catherine M.V. Thuro's Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps shows this base on pg 89 with a Diamond and Dot Patterned Font with a different shape and collars. Most other examples of this base I found have the same font with a mixing and matching of colors: Apple Green, Amber and Ice Blue. I did find one with a matching font ($200). The example on the right can bring $100-$140 depending on color. Yours may be a variant made by Adams or by a completely different manufacturer.  Thousand Eye Variant Base w/Typical Font (Thuro)