Smithsonian Report. 1951.- Watkins 



Plate l 



Three 19th-century iron "bctty" lamps: Left, Stamped " E. Brown" and "1835," used in 

 Washington, D. C. Middle, A typical Pennsylvania-style lamp of the midcentury, from 

 Newkirk, Okla. Right, Lamp found in the stock of a Philadelphia hardware store in 

 1898. The harpoonlike hooks were hung on chair backs or from nails or thrust into 

 chinks in fireplaces. 



Left, Iron "hogscraper" candlestick of late 18th or early 19th century. The sharp-edged 

 base was convenient for scraping bristles from newly slaughtered hogs. Middle, Patent 

 model for "hogscraper" candlestick. Patented by Mcrriam, Harris, Wheeler & Merriam, 

 of Poultney, Vt., in 1853. Right, Brass candlestick of style used about 1825-1S40. 



