What do you think about this piece? It's an antique, but the owner isn't sure if it's very old or a 19th century revival piece. I would estimate the size of this iron piece to be in the five to six inch range.
Thoughts, comments?
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Comments
Looks like a desk piece. Candle stick at top, Slots to hold dipping pens and a rotating ink well at the bottom. Combination candle stick ink well. Would guess circa 1860′s.
Dennis sounds so sure of himself! I was going to say the bit on the top looks like a spool of thread, so I thought it might be some sort of bobbin winder, or other sewing related machine. So hard to tell from a picture.
I believe it is a oil lamp that hangs on a hing like device on a ship. It pivots to remain in upright position. The ball like device is the reservoir for oil,