Large Antique Hocking Glass Goofus Greek Key Oil Lamp - No. 950

Collectibles : Lamps, Lighting : Kerosene

 

Produced by the Hocking Glass Company, this fabulous old Greek Key oil lamp comes complete with the font and shade, each decorated with a single embossed Greek Key band wrapped around the center. Enhancing its appeal is a goofus glass treatment to the stem and base.

There are a few hints of age to this beauty, but none that seriously detract. As shown in the photos, most of the goofus glass paint is still intact. The shade is missing one bead on the rim and there are a couple of encased bubbles. As is typical, there is a bit of roughness on the chimney base where it fits into the burner, undetected when in place.

The only markings I find are on the wick wheel/knob, which reads "No. 3 Arctic" "M.B. Co. N.Y." This lamp measures approx. 19" high, with a 5-1/2" diameter to both the base and the font.

This lamp is shown as part of a catalog display in the Hocking Glass Company section (page 360) of Great American Glass of the Roaring 20s & Depression Era, Book 2.

Item ID: 00512