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Patinated Manhattan Brass Student Lamp  This style student lamp is described in Student Lamps of the Victorian Era by Miller and Solverson as a rare form student lamp by Manhattan Brass Co. The one pictured in their book is a highly polished brass one, while the one I am describing is also brass which has been then copper plated. The copper plate has been subsequently chemically patinated. Both this lamp and the one in the book have a number of design and manufacturing details that are unique to the two of them and which do not appear on any other type made by Manhattan Brass. These are: the cast lifting ring, the oil font and its container, the ornate chimney holder, the flower design tightening screw on the vertical lift assembly, and the entire base. I use the word, entire, because this fancy base is composed of four cast or stamped pieces. The standard M.H.B. base is a spun, or stamped, base. The costs inherent in making this lamp, such as dies, soldering the additional pieces, copper plating, and greater skill level necessary to manufacture indicate to me that this was a much more expensive lamp to produce and aimed at the wealthy discriminating purchaser. None of M.H.B. s design variations mentioned above appear on any other manufacturer s lamps. Conclusion: As the book says about figure 28, page 70, it IS a rare form single student lamp! Plus this one has been copper plated and patinated. The shade on this is an original green over white cased hand blown shade with the top edge turned down and back under the flat edge resulting in a white margin of about a quarter of an inch when viewed from below. A very unusual shade compared to other cased period shades. $3500.00
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