A beautiful example of a late 18th. to early 19th century American Splint light/Rush Light. The construction of the light is just wonderful. Please notice how the iron workings of […]

Painted hogscrapers are always wonderful to come by, but a pair–well that is even better. This is a great pair of Hogscraper candlesticks. Both sticks have their original Dark Green […]

A very nice, mid 19th. century Betty Lamp Hanger. This one is especially nice in that, not only does it have the bar that is used to hang Betty Lamps […]

These early American lanterns come in all shapes and forms. I think that is what makes them such a delight to collect. Each one is original in design and some […]

An exceptional piece of Early 19th. century American lighting. This fabulous table light has many wonderful features. The size is stately for use on any table top. The light measures […]

This is a great Make Do light, small in size and unique in style. This make do is made up of an old hogscraper that is attached to a nice […]

A wonderful mid 19th. century tin chandelier with a witches hat center from which 4 arms extend that hold candles. Great early form. The paint is original Red. The chandelier […]

A wonderful early 19th. century painted lantern. The construction and condition of this lantern is striking. I believe the glass to be original, there is a sag in the glass […]

This is the sweetest little light. Small but huge impact and presence. Made out of hard wood Maple (I believe) having beautiful turnings and a most attractive drip saucer that […]

Sort of like a loom light but it is a long armed, tin candle holder with a hanging hook on the end. Circa mid 19th. century. Please notice how the […]

Just love this betty lamp. It is of such a grand, unusual size. It measures 9 inches tall and the base measures 5 x 7 inches, the grand hook adds […]

A very nice late 19th/early 20th. century candle light having a weighted base and adjustable single candle holder. The light measures 20 /34 inches tall and the weighted base measures […]

A great mid 19th. century, double light, floor light. This floor light is wooden and has a great slab base. The double candle arm carries two candles and is quite […]

Such an interesting candle holder, most wedding band candle holders measure about 8 to 9 inches. This one is so interesting in the fact that it measures only 5 1/2 […]

This is a most unusual Iron Table Light from the 1840’s or so. A very large slab of iron supports two candle holders and a snuff holder. There is also […]

This particular candle mold has a pleasant country feel. I believe it is home made, charming in its simplicity. Natural, dry surface with 8 candle molds. American candle mold in […]

This is a great piece of late 18th. to early 19th. century double oil light. I love this piece. The glass oil lamp has two wick holders and the glass […]

A lovely wedding band push up candlestick a bit taller than most you see and this one is unusual as it has a carry handle. The wedding band is from […]

A lovely piece of 19th. century lighting. This is a half round punched tin lantern. The punch tinned surface is beautifully decorated and finely punched. Very decorative with low light […]

Offered here are a very nice pair of Mirrored Sconces. The sconces are circa 1840 or so. All of the mirrored squares are present, some have darkened with age and […]

This is a sweet small hogscraper, smaller than usual. The paint is original and a wonderful, unusual Lime Green. The hogscraper measures 4 inches tall and 3 1/2 inch diameter […]

This is an awfully sweet piece of lighting. It is an old, abused hogscraper mounted on a wooden base, hence the name “Make Do”. Damaged items were still worthy and […]

The loom light is always a great form to look at. Something about its simplicity that is charming, warm and inviting. This Loom light is from the early to mid […]

A very nice example of an iron floor light. This light is late 18th. to early 19th. century. It is quite unusual in that it has three functions. There are […]

If you are looking of a small, American light. One that does not take up much space but has all the bells and whistles of a fine example of early […]

I love this lantern. I love the form as I have never seen another like it. Three sides of the lantern are full glass. One side is 2/3rd. glass and […]

A very nice piece of American lighting, American Rushlight. the rushlight has both a candle and rush nip. the rush light is made of iron and the candle cup has […]

Quite an unusual form for a loom light. Perhaps late 18th. to early 19 th. century. The form is just great having a good slide rod that takes the adjustment […]

This is quite a lovely and unusual lantern. Circa mid 19th. century and having the most unusual candle cup access. It is by turning the candle cup on the underside […]

This is a wonderful example of a 17th. century, painted pricket candlestick. Circa 1640-1660. This example is all original with remnants of its dry white and black paint. The candle […]

An excellent example of a mid to late 19th. century painted hogscraper. This candlestick has the best Green painted surface. Typical nut secured on the underside. There may have been […]

This is quite a nice example of a mid to late 19th. century Tin Parade candle holder. The holder has a good sized grip shaft. A wonderful crimped tin drip […]

A wonderful example of wrought iron floor light from the early part of the 19th. century, circa 1820-1840. This example has a double candle cup with a pair of rush […]

This is quite a lovely 19th. century, American Lantern. The lantern has its original Red painted surface. Access to the candle is thru two pieces of glass where one piece […]

Spiral, Helix, Courting candlesticks are not that uncommon. This candlestick is quite unusual and stands out from the rest and ordinary because it measures 18 inches tall and a 4 […]

This American wooden table light is one of the best of the best you will find. I have purchased this light twice so far, loved it both times so it […]

A wonderful example of a “one of a kind” paddle light. These lights were obviously hand made and each is unique. This light is quite early 1840 or so. The […]

An excellent floor light. This is a very nice New England, wooden floor light. I think this light has two height settings. The cross bar sits at the top of […]

A very nice, Red painted hogscraper. The paint on this hogscraper is original and in excellent condition. the hogscraper measures 7 1/4 inches tall. Excellent condition, never had a chair […]

This is the best trammel light I have ever owned. The form, surface, and age are just the best. The trammel is painted Black over original Red. The trammel is […]

Wonderful early 18th century wrought iron hanging chandelier. An American, New England chandelier with a great old surface. The form is a 3 light crown chandelier with iron hanger. This […]

Love this piece, quite an unusual form. A 19th. century pan light. Looks like a large frying pan with a candle cup in the middle and a beautifully attached wooden […]

Such a nice example of a mid 19th. century lantern. This little piece of lighting has its original coat of Putty colored paint. The lantern top is attached with pegs, […]

One of the finest trammel rush/candle lights I have had the honor of owning. This lovely piece is mid to late 18th. century. The extension on this trammel is quite […]

An absolute wonderful early 18th. century wooden table light. The table light has both a candle cup and Betty Lamp hanger. Circa 1720, American wooden light with spiral shaft. The […]

I love this floor light. The form is simple and that is part of its charm. The cross bar slides onto the shaft and settles down on the thicker part […]

An exceptional example of an American floor light from the late 18th. to early 19th. century. This floor light has two candle cups tab mounted on a narrow tray that […]

 Early tin sconce with a nice detailed pressed pattern on the reflector . Sconces from this period are not easy to find. Very heavy tin and tab bottom candle socket. […]

A very nice 19th. century Cage light. This light is circa mid 19th. century. The cage surrounding the light was designed to protect the candle from falling out and thus […]

A great hogscraper, several wonderful characteristics: this hogscraper is quite tall, measuring 12 1/2 inches with the diameter of the base at 4 1/2 inches. The hogscraper has old, dry […]

This piece is just so pleasing to the eye. Wooden table, candle lights are always a joy to behold but this one is special in the fact that I have […]

This is a lovely piece of mid 19th. century lighting, An American chandelier. The chandelier has a five (5) light arrangement. Each tin candle cup has a tin drip pan […]

I just love the form of this particular lantern. It has the best form, features and patina. I believe it is circa late 18th. to early 19th. century. The lantern […]

An unusual 18th. century piece of lighting you won’t see too often. This a very scarce relic of a Colonial America is a primitive lantern, it is in excellent condition. […]

Hogscrapers are not that difficult to find. Nice early ones, like this one show up quite often but as they get taller and taller they are increasingly more difficult to […]

A very nice, sweet and small piece of American lighting. The base is of a small chunk of wood where a tin handle has been attached. The candle light is […]

This is a wonderful, symbolic and detailed wall sconce. Circa mid 19th. century tin wall sconce with a punched heart right in the center of the reflector back plate. The […]

Just a wonderful example of early American lighting. This lantern is exceptional in size and comes off with a grand presence. The lantern has a fine original, patinated surface from […]

A wonderful form in this chandelier. It is mid 19th. century, 5 arm, tin with a inverted cone design as the center piece. There are five arms and each arm […]

A very nice 19th. century Loom light. The light measures about 15 1/2 inches long and has a nicely wrapped candle cup and hook on the other end. Circa 19th. […]

Quite a lovely table light. This candle stand has a threaded post that holds an adjustable two light candle arm. The light has quite a bit of its original Black […]

A single sconce with a ribbed, curved reflector and crimped top with a hanging hole. The sconce has a crimped drip pan and is supported by the ribbon like socket […]

Pair of 19th. Century tin sconces with mirrors. These are great in design and condition. You will look a long time to find a matching set . Original silver wash surface […]

A very nice American rush/candle light. This light has a very pleasant and unusual form having a fine twisted shaft with an interesting square base with original Black paint. The […]

This is a lovely and unique piece of 18th. century lighting. A small table light, (good things come in small packages), the best small size measuring only 7 inches tall. […]

This is just a wonderful piece of American lighting from at least the mid 19th. century and perhaps earlier. Such a small piece of lighting that has great presence and […]

This is quite a lovely example of early candle lighting. This one I have owned for quite a few years. I love the fact that it still retains much of […]

A very nice 19th. century loom light. Forged iron with a nice wrapped candle cup. The loom light hangs but can also be secured using the center whole on the […]

I certainly haven’t seen this form too often, actually only once before and it was identified as a Farriers Tool Box with Retractable candle arms. Certainly could be right. The […]

A very nice example of a loom light. Circa early 19th. century. This little loom light measures15 inches. The light does have some very nice features. Nice wrapped candle cup, […]

A very nice Make-Do. Definitely primitive in nature. The charm of this light is in the use of a square, chamfered piece of wood as the base. The base measures […]

An excellent example of a 19th. century turned wood and brass whale oil lamp. Acquired from an old local museum out on Cape Cod, Mass. This is quite an unusual […]

Make do lights are always extremely interesting in function and design. Often they were made for a particular use or designed for a particular place in the early American home. […]

A very nice late 18th. to early 19th. century Spanish Brown painted pricket candle stick. The surface of the candle stick is just wonderful, showing expected wear. The pricket candle […]

I have only ever seen/owned one of these before. So I was delighted to find another one. This one is complete and all original, meaning the snuffs are original to […]

A most unusual, and utterly fabulous 18th. century rush light with the original blue painted surface. This light is right out of a Pennsylvania homestead where it has lived nearly […]

Truly a lovely example of an 18th. century loom light. This loom light is nicely shaped having a wrapped candle cup and a finial end A most unusualy feature of […]

This is a very unusual piece of early American lighting. The first I have had the pleasure of owning. A wonderful 18th. century iron candle light having a built in […]

This is a wonderful 3 arm iron table light, candle light. American iron light from the late 18th/Early 19th century. Most likely a New England piece. An unusual form having […]

A wonderful and most unusual wooden loom light. The iron loom lights are the more commonly found. This loom light has a Hickory post and a hand planed Black Ash […]

Love this little piece of lighting. A mid 19th. century American, tin wall lighting sconce. Excellent condition with an outstanding back plate that has a punched tin heart as its […]

I just love the look of this lantern. It certainly is a primitive form. Made of Pine wood. the lantern has two panes of glass that slide up to access […]

This is an outstanding piece of early lighting. A fine retractable, single arm candle light. The light is unique in that the retractable arm is very stylized and has an […]

Such a wonderful pair of tin sconces. Circa Mid 19th. century. There lovely sconces with shield backs topped off with wheat sheathes. The candle cup are cleated thru the drip […]

This is a fine and one of the most authentically original floor lights I have had the privilege of owning. A beautiful New England piece, wooden floor light. The light […]

The Birdcage light is such an attractive form of early candle light. The burning candle is protected by the metal rods that surround the candle and protects the candle from […]

A fabulous piece of American lighting. This sweet, small treen table light is circa 1750-1820. Made of a hardwood and still retaining traces of its original paint. The light has […]

An excellent pair of tin sconces. The sconces have the circumference decorated with small pressed squares, quite different that the pie crust look. The tin has patinated beautifully with age […]

A wonderful example of an early 19th. century floor light. This great piece is quite unusual in form and function. The light retains most of its original surface and is […]

A wonderful example of a late 18th. century, treen table light. This is an American, treen table light made of Chestnut wood. The overall condition of the light is excellent […]

A lovely 19th. century hog scraper having the best old, if not original Pistachio/Lime Green paint. Certainly a bright spot in any room. The hogscraper is in very good condition […]

The old, if not original red painted surface on this hog scraper gives it a character all its own. The hog scraper has a working push up and chair rail. […]

A lovely pair of wooden, treen candlesticks. The candlesticks are circa late 18th. century to early 19th. century. The candlesticks have wooden prickets. This is an early form of pricket, […]

A very nice piece of early lighting. May be American or perhaps English. The birdcage light is sometimes called a stable light because they were also used in stables with […]

I can’t say enough about this charming pair of 18th century candlesticks. Standing an impressive 17 1/4 inches tall, the base is 6 1/4 inches and the mid drip measures […]

A very nice, hand carved, treen candle holder. The candle light measures 5 1/2 inches tall. This is an unusual light, carved out of one piece of wood, very sweet […]

A NICELY DECORATED BETTY LAMP, DATED 1845. THE WICK SUPPORT WHICH HOLDS THE WICK FROM THE RESERVOIR IS THE SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF THE BETTY LAMP. HOWEVER, THIS PARTICULAR BRASS BETTY […]

I love make-Do’s and this one is just wonderful. It has a great presence about it. The candlestick itself is rather formal and base is pure country, together they make […]

This is such a lovely early piece of lighting for any time of the year but for the Holidays I think it adds and extra bit of warmth and beauty […]

A most unusual, primitive matching pair of treen candle sconces. I believe the wood is Walnut. The sconces were hand made, most likely by a talented craftsman but not a […]