The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 318
A 19TH CENTURY SHEET IRON TRAVELLING OR HAND LAMP
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £50
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Description
A 19TH CENTURY SHEET IRON TRAVELLING OR HAND LAMP
MAKER / RETAILER HILL & SON, HAYMARKET, LONDON
nickel-plated, with articulated candle-holder, clear lens with hinged door, elongated hinged handles and suspension loop, applied label inscribed 'HILL & SON, HAYMARKET, LONDON', together with a sheet-iron folding railway reading candle-lamp, English, c.1890, black painted, of rounded rectangular form, with curved front glass and spring-loaded nickel-plated candle-holder (2)
15cm high, 7.4cm wide, 5.4cm deep (max)