1880s Glass CHRISTMAS Light or FAIRY LAMP in EMERALD GREEN Diamond Pattern for Sale

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1880s Glass CHRISTMAS Light or FAIRY LAMP in EMERALD GREEN Diamond Pattern For Sale

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1880s Glass CHRISTMAS Light or FAIRY LAMP in EMERALD GREEN Diamond Pattern:
$49.99

Antique green glass Christmas light or fairy lamp, circa1880s to 1890s. This green colored glass diamond pattern lamp has the number212 embossed on the base. It has a rough edge around the opening, showing thatit was hand blown. The color is an emerald green. This is similar to anotherChristmas light from the same collection that was marked Pains Patent on thebottom. I found an 1893 newspaper account of an event in Chicago that featureda Magical Illumination of the Wooded Island with 15,000 of Pain’s Patent fairylamps lining the walkways. My antiques dealer mother referred to these asChristmas lights. I’ve seen some with a wire bail handle fastened around thetop edge, and this one does have two notches in the top rim for wire. It stands3 ½” tall and is about 2 ½” in diameter at its widest. This Christmas light isin very good condition with no significant damage. There are bubbles in theglass by the top rim, including one inside that is open. Note also the dimpleat the bottom edge, a flaw in the making. The green color is wonderful. A verynice fairy lamp or Christmas light!