Hi Sharon,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

This kerosene lamp represents an era where meticulous attention to detail was the standard. The lamp's design highlights the transition from utilitarian objects to decorative home accessories. This particular piece, with its hexagonal base and green rimmed chimney, may have been a treasured item in a Victorian-era home, illuminating rooms long before the widespread use of electricity.

Plume & Atwood has its roots in the Holmes, Booth & Atwood partnership, which formed in January 1869. A couple of years later, in 1871, the company was officially renamed Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Company. They later formalized their structure by incorporating in January 1880.

These early lamps are beautiful but the pendulum of interest has swung wide and they now bring very little at auction - usually between $10 and $15, though private sellers and antiques dealers may ask high two-digit or three-digit sums for ones with noteworthy provenance.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

An Antique Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Company Dorset Div Kerosene Oil Lamp, made in Thomaston CT, late 19th Century
Mold- and free-blown, comprising an ovoid well on a tall down-curving swirled foot with swirled sides and ring-turned base, with a brass fitting stamped "P&A" Dorset Div Thomaston CT
10 inches tall
CONDITION: This kerosene lamp appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$15-25*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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~ Delia