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The German manufacturers Wild and Wessel flourished in the late 19th century.
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A German brass adjustable students oil lamp, late 19th century
The scrolling foliate low relief cast reservoir and burner modelled as a Levantine oil lamp, inscribed PATENT WILD & WESSEL BERLIN, the lead weighted underside stamped W&W 1373, adapted for electricity -- 21 5/8in. (55cm.) high
The scrolling foliate low relief cast reservoir and burner modelled as a Levantine oil lamp, inscribed PATENT WILD & WESSEL BERLIN, the lead weighted underside stamped W&W 1373, adapted for electricity -- 21 5/8in. (55cm.) high
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