PLB Lamp

Q: This lamp has been in our family for as far back as I can remember. It’s 18 inches high and has a 13-inch-diameter shade. The base is embossed “PLB & G Co. 1806.” What you can tell us about this lamp? A: Your lamp was made by the Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Co. […]

Meriden Lamp

Q: We have an old glass and silver-plated oil lamp that we inherited from my wife’s aunt about 30 years ago. I was going to electrify it some years ago, but when I discovered it was silver-plated, I didn’t do anything to it. This mark is on the bottom of the lamp’s base. A: Meriden […]

Edward Miller Lamp

Q: We inherited this lamp from my 92-year-old father-in-law and it may have belonged to his mother. It is a very heavy lamp with a metal base and glass and metal shade. The only markings on the bottom of the base are “EM & Co.” and the number 1132. Any information about the age and […]

Manhattan Brass Lamp

Q: I bought this chandelier at an estate auction. I don’t know why, because it’s not in real great shape. It looks like it hung from the ceiling and the 10 burner kerosene lamps were lowered to the floor by a cable so that the lamps could be lit. Then it was raised up below […]