John is right on as it is a lamp or torch, I still have some wicks
from the storehouse some where. The Burlington tin smiths could make
almost anything as they were true craftsmen. Archie
On Aug 7, 2010, at 12:24 PM, John D. Mitchell, Jr. wrote:
> It is an oil lamp. The wick went down the "spout".
>
> --- On Sat, 8/7/10, graywolfs2 <graywolfs02@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: graywolfs2 <graywolfs02@hotmail.com>
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: Mystery Container
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10:57 AM
>
>
>
> Hi Gang....
>
> My thoughts are:
>
> It is either a kerosene can as mentioned, for filling switch stand
> lanterns OR a lube oil container for filling journal boxes.
>
> My 2 cents...
>
> Greg
> Minnesota
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Ron Swanson of Galesburg, IL sent an email to me with three photos
> that have
> > been uploaded to the Photo area. He asked: "I got this, years ago,
> from my
> > Mother's antique shop and don't have a clue as to what it is. It
> is stamped
> > "Burlington Route" and "S.G.ADAMS METALWARE CO, ST. LOUIS on the
> sides. It
> > is approx 5" tall. Can you identify it for me, please?"
> >
> > Once again, I did not know so I promised I would post the images
> and pose
> > his question to the group. Any ideas?
> >
> > I thought maybe it was a kerosene can?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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